In this Options Discovery full interview, Alex Teng sits down with Mat Cashman, principal of investor education at OCC®, to discuss Mat’s background, OCC, The Options Industry CouncilSM (OIC®) and volatility.
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OPTIONS DISCOVERY EPISODE 14: VOLATILITY ANALYSIS; OIC’S MAT CASHMAN BREAKS DOWN THE RELATIVE VALUE FRAMEWORK WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG
In this episode of Options Discovery, Alex Teng introduces the concept of the relative value framework and volatility analysis.
OPTIONS DISCOVERY EPISODE 13: OPTION BEHAVIOR OVER TIME; AUTHOR AND MENTOR DAN PASSARELLI TALKS OPTIONS GREEKS AND PRICE BEHAVIOR WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG
In this episode of Options Discovery, Alex Teng talks about how an option’s intrinsic and extrinsic values change over time as well as the decay of time value due to theta.
OPTION PRICE BEHAVIOR OVER TIME AND THE OPTIONS GREEKS; DAN PASSARELLI OF MARKET TAKER MENTORING EXPLAINS THESE CONCEPTS AND MORE IN THIS FULL INTERVIEW WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG
In this full interview, Alex speaks with author, former trader, trading mentor and business media personality Dan Passarelli, about how option values change over time as well as the intrinsic and extrinsic value of options. You can find more info about Dan on his website MarketTaker.com.
OPTIONS DISCOVERY EPISODE 12: SPREAD TRADING; DAN KEEGAN OF OPTIONTHINKER.COM TALKS CALL AND PUT SPREADS WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG
In this episode of Options Discovery, Alex Teng introduces some bearish spread strategies with the bear call spread and the bear put spread.
BEAR CALL AND PUT SPREADS; FORMER CBOE TRADER AND LEAD EDUCATOR AT OPTIONTHINKER.COM, DAN KEEGAN, TALKS SPREAD TRADING AND OPTIONS EDUCATION WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG
In this Options Discovery full interview, Dan Keegan, lead educator of Optionthinker.com, dives deep into the mechanics of bear call and put spreads with a live demonstration.
OPTIONS DISCOVERY EPISODE 11: INTRO TO OPTIONS GREEKS; KEVIN DARBY TALKS OPTIONS THEORY AND OPTIONS GREEKS WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG
In this episode of Options Discovery Alex Teng introduces the concept of the options greeks and the risks they represent to traders.
INTRODUCTION TO OPTIONS GREEKS AND OPTIONS THEORY; CQG’S VP OF EXECUTION TECHNOLOGY, KEVIN DARBY, TALKS OPTIONS AND TECH WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG.
In this Options Discovery Full interview Kevin Darby, the VP of execution technology at CQG, breaks down the basics of options theory and the options greeks.
ALL OPTIONS CEO ALLARD JAKOBS TALKS ABOUT RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL TRADING FIRM, WHAT HE LOOKS FOR FROM NEW TRADERS, AND MORE IN THIS FULL INTERVIEW WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG
In this Options Discovery interview, Allard Jakobs, the CEO of All Options, sits down with JLN’s Alex Teng.
OPTIONS DISCOVERY EPISODE 10: EXPLORING DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIRMS IN THE OPTIONS INDUSTRY; ALLARD JAKOBS TALKS ABOUT THE OPTIONS INDUSTRY AND WHAT IT TAKES TO LEAD AN OPTIONS FIRM
In this episode of Options Discovery, Alex introduces the different types of firms that make up the options industry.
USING OPTIONS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTIVE PUTS; MICHAEL J. OYSTER BREAKS THIS DOWN AND MORE IN HIS FULL INTERVIEW WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG
In this Options Discovery full interview, JLN’s Alex Teng sits down with Michael J. Oyster from Options Solutions and discusses how options can be used for risk management and navigating a declining stock market.
OPTIONS DISCOVERY EPISODE 9: PROTECTIVE PUT BASICS; MICHAEL J. OYSTER BREAKS DOWN HOW TO USE OPTIONS TO MANAGE RISK WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG
In this episode of Options Discovery, JLN’s Alex Teng Breaks down the basics of a protective put strategy where an investor is long a put option while owning the underlying asset.
LEX LUTHRINGSHAUSEN FULL INTERVIEW PART 2; LEX TALKS OPTIONS STRADDLES WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG.
In this Options Discovery interview, Lex Luthringshausen from Tradier sits down with Alex Teng for Part 2.
OPTIONS STRADDLE BASICS; LEX LUTHRINGSHAUSEN BREAKS DOWN STRADDLES AND HOW TO TRADE THEM IN PART TWO OF HIS INTERVEW WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG
In this episode of options discovery, JLN’s Alex Teng breaks down the options straddle.
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