Options Boot Camp

Latest Episodes:

OBC 201: Return of the Options Mythbusters - Wall Street Journal Edition Aug 31, 2022

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Mark and Dan debunk whether the Wall Street Journal is right to claim that the options market is accentuating the latest swings in stocks. They also share the one key understanding that you should take away from the study of the Greeks.

Options Boot Camp 200th Episode Spectacular! Aug 25, 2022

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Mark and Dan look back at the past 199 episodes and answer your options questions. Plus, they give out prizes to the best questions asked on this celebratory show.

Options Boot Camp 199: Live From Mastermind Aug 18, 2022

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Mark and Dan answer your options questions live from the Mastermind Conference by Market Taker Mentoring at Cboe Global Markets.

Options Boot Camp 198: Time Spreads, Second Order Greeks and Dan's Dings Aug 10, 2022

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On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions including:

Should you only trade time spreads when the term structure is backward? What distinguishes Gamma as a second order Greek but not Delta or the rest? When I sell a poor standard deviation of a spread, what are the market makers doing with the long spread portion?
And much more...

Options Boot Camp 197: How to not F-up Your Credit Spreads Aug 03, 2022

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In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss how to not f-up your credit spread trades. They answer a listener question about how the layoffs and mergers in the trading industry will affect traders and much more.

Options Boot Camp 196: Short Puts, Second Order Greeks and the Golden Age of Floor Trading Jul 27, 2022

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On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about:

Selling puts and put premium
Similarities between short puts and covered calls
Second order greeks
Raiding during earnings season
The golden age of the trading floor
and much more...

Options Boot Camp 195: Cash and Cocaine Soft Drinks Jul 20, 2022

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In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the pros and cons of cash as a position in a high rate high inflation environment. They also talk about our latest polls including whether or not traders are getting back into equities and crypto yet and which spread with wings is the most popular right now. And, they answer our listener questions about rho, nanos, SPY, and the number of options trades you should make in a week.

Options Boot Camp 194: Plagues, Deadly Horse Races and Selling SPY Puts Jul 13, 2022

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On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about:

Spreading your options wings.
Dan writing another book.
How options trading and commissions will be affected if the SEC dials back PFOF the way that they are talking about.
Is it hard to find names to raid in this down market?
Selling puts in SPY at around 3400.
The biggest mistake people make in this market.
and much more...