Forex

One of my basic tenets in teaching people how to trade options is that rules and guidelines should not be written in stone and that there are valid reasons for accepting or rejecting some of the ideas that I discuss. When I offer a rationale or explanation or a suggest course of action, it is..
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Interesting story in today’s Wall Street Journal online. Most people are familiar with the VIX, the CBOE Volatility Index. It uses options prices to measure the expected volatility of the S&P 500 index. A lesser known index is the RVX, the CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index. This uses the exact same formula as the VIX,..
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(Reuters) – Growing concerns about the economy and markets sent volatility soaring on Wednesday [Oct 15, 2014] and pushed trading volume in the U.S. options market to its highest level in more than three years, as traders moved to hedge their portfolios on fear of further market gyrations. You can read the whole article at..
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Introduction to Options: The Basics has been revised and updated. It remains a very basic introduction to options, but now it has even more useful material. The book is still free, and you can download it or get it from your favorite online bookseller. Volume 0: The Basics NOTE: DO not pay $0.99 at amazon.com…
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I’ve been asked to do it many times, and I am happy to announce that the Rookie’s Guide to Options, 2nd edition is available in eBook format. At this time, the only versions available are Kindle and pdf. The new eBook and the paperback version were updated (minor changes) Sept 11, 2014. The post The..
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As a general rule, I am not a fan of services that predict where the stock market is headed next. Nor do I believe that most advisory services can steer their clients into profitable trades. However, the quality/integrity of services differ and today I’d like to mention one that I think is worth consideration. Please..
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