We’re all familiar with the so-called “run on the bank.” It usually begins quietly with just a few depositors getting nervous about the solvency of the bank. They line up to get their cash out before the bank closes its…
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This Episode Features… This episode features Joshua Greenwald, the CEO of a newly formed crypto derivatives exchange called LXDX. For nearly 10 years, Josh worked as a professional trader, starting his career at DRW trading in Chicago. He then left after…
The medical marijuana sector is on fire! It’s only been legal for a short period of time, but already it’s become a $7 billion market in the U.S. — and is soon expected to reach $500 billion globally. That helps…
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…
Buying a stock at the perfect time is the holy grail of trading. Traders will spend ungodly amounts of money on tools, newsletters, and gurus just to be in the right stock at the right time. At the end of…
Have you ever looked a chart on your favorite stock or commodity and noticed a space between yesterday’s closing price and the next day’s open price? These spaces in the charts are called gaps. They happen frequently and if you know what…
Getting yourself in the position to take profit is the goal for investors and the major reason to trade the markets. Often, significant effort has been exerted in the selection and execution process for investing. The culmination of the research…
Binary options have become more popular in recent years largely due to their simplicity and defined risk characteristics. It’s a financial instrument, specifically an option, that either expires in-the-money or out-of-the-money. It can’t do anything else. Essentially, you are placing…
