BEGINNER GUIDE TO SPREADS /

What are spreads? Why to setup spreads? Risks/ rewards. Margin requirements. Vocabulary

BEGINNERS GUIDE TO PRICING DERIVATIVES /

Risk neutral framework. Log Normal distributions. Stochastic processes. Ito's lemma

BUYING AND SELLING PUT OPTIONS /

What are Put Options? Why use Put Options? Parity and payoff graphs. Seller and Buyer. Intrinsic Value at expiry.

BULLISH SPREAD WITH PUTS /

Sell a expensive ITM Put to collect premium like an insurance company. Reduce cost, Reduce risk by buying a cheaper Put

SYNTHETICS/ PUT CALL PARITY /

Replicate asset features by combining multiple options or underlying

REALIZED AND IMPLIED VOLATILITY. IV TERM STRUCTURE, SKEW /

Illustration of volatility as standard deviation. Implied vol calibration technique

BEGINNERS GUIDE TO VOLATILITY STRATEGIES /

Introduction to setting up a long Straddle (a debit trade)

GENTLE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO CALENDAR AND DIAGONAL SPREADS /

In a basic calendar spread, you buy a distant month option and sell a closer month option.

STATIC HEDGE WITH COVERED CALL /

Generate additional income from existing stock position.

CONVEXITY AND CONCAVITY /

Determine whether a function is convex or concave. A secant line can be used to approximate a tangent. Illustration of Jensen's inequality.

Employee Stock Options /

Ordinary income tax vs Capital gains tax. Short dated vs long dated trades tax implications. Work in progress

Employee Stock Options /

Ordinary income tax vs Capital gains tax. Short dated vs long dated trades tax implications. Work in progress

Markets /

Outperforming stocks. High Volume options trades