If you are a day trader, then you can relate to being guilty of at least one of these nine secret trader habits… Talking to yourself… All day long I talk to myself about what’s going on… but no one is around. Dreaming…
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Interviewing One of the Greats… Jack Ma is one of the greatest proprietary futures traders in Sydney. He is also the head trader of Minter Capital which he just established in 2018. He spends most of his time mentoring developing traders…
The Major Differences You Need to Know Today, I’m going to discuss the major difference between the two styles of options, American and European. There are various differences between the two types of options that you need to know about. Not…
Options values and modeling can become quite complicated, but they can also follow some very simple rules. If you’re new to options, one of the most critical elements to understand is the element of theta, or time decay. Theta measures the rate…
What’s The Best Way to Own Gold? Most people who want to buy gold will usually take their retirement accounts and buy an ETF like GLD. They typically do this is because they do not know that there is another…
Should You Trade SPY ETF Or SPX Broad Based Index Options? One of my favorite options trading strategies is collecting premium on the U.S. stock market and one of the most frequently asked questions that I get from my readers…
Chart Of The Week: FAANG Update The strong downtrend continues across almost every major index, and tech stocks are still taking a beating. All emotions aside, Hima Reddy stands by with her Chart of the Week focusing on… you guessed…
If you want to be a successful options trader, you need to understand the concept of implied volatility (IV). Not only does it represent how volatile the market may be in the future, more importantly, it is a critical component…
The VIX is calculated using a rather complex formula to derive expected volatility by averaging the weighted prices of out-of-the-money puts and calls. Fortunately, the calculation is performed by the CBOE exchange, so the trader doesn’t have to perform complex mathematical calculations to…
As the largest market on earth, today’s foreign exchange market offers a wealth of potential opportunity. The sheer size of this market should not deter new traders, however, as the forex market may offer some advantages to those just getting…
