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Tail Risk Pricing Post-Pandemic
VIX and SPX tail risk pricing is astronomically high compared to before the pandemic. What has happened to the price of downside protection? Find out here.
Kirk Du Plessis
Oct 20, 2021
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9 min read
Strategic Thinking
Portfolio Hedging Strategy with VIX Options
See how this VIX hedging strategy performed during the Pandemic Crash and learn how portfolio hedging can protect against black swan events.
Kirk Du Plessis
Oct 13, 2021
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20 min read
Research Insights
Bid-Ask Spread Expectations
What is the "personality" of your favorite ticker? Do you know what the bid-ask spread of the specific underlyings you trade should resemble? Learn about bid-ask spread expectations here.
Robert Cernera
Jul 7, 2021
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5 min read
Research Insights
Bid-Ask Spread Volatility Explained
This case study examines the intraday price volatility of a TLT iron condor to illustrate the forces at play beyond the options Greeks affecting a position's bid-ask spread.
Robert Cernera
Jun 9, 2021
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4 min read
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Number of Trades You Need to Make
What is the number of trades you ned to make to be successful trading options? The key to long-term consistency is placing many high probability trades as often as possible. The more trades you make, the closer you'll get to your expected target.
Kirk Du Plessis
Professional Trading
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5 min video
5:07
Single Options Trade vs. Overall Portfolio?
What comes first: Managing a single options trade or the overall portfolio? Find out in this lesson.
Kirk Du Plessis
Trade Adjustments
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5 min video
10:38
Fatal Pricing Errors
Traders can make high probability trades month after month and still lose money because of this fatal pricing error.
Kirk Du Plessis
Pricing & Volatility
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11 min video
4:11
Market on Close Orders
Market on close orders enable you to exit trades at the fair market price when the market is closing. There are pros and cons to using market on close orders.
Kirk Du Plessis
Entries & Exits
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4 min video
2:51
Limit on Close Orders
Limit on close orders enable you to exit trades for a specific price at the end of the trading day. There are pros and cons to using limit on close orders.
Kirk Du Plessis
Entries & Exits
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3 min video
Show #223
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Aug 1, 2022
Building a Bot for All Market Conditions: The "Hexabot" Story
2 hours, 40 mins
Show #206
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Aug 11, 2021
Trendy Short Put Spread [Bot Talk]
1 hour, 26 mins
Show #204
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Jul 26, 2021
How to Intelligently Use SmartStops
22 mins
Show #202
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Jul 12, 2021
8 Popular Decision Recipes for Automated Trading
34 mins
Show #200
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Jul 1, 2021
A Case Study on the Volatility of Bid-Ask Spreads
34 mins
Show #193
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Oct 9, 2020
An Automated Way to Start VIX Hedging
46 mins
Show #184
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Jul 13, 2020
Adjustments Followed by Assignment [FXI Case Study]
51 mins
Show #166
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Oct 18, 2019
Understanding the Put-Call Ratio the Right Way
22 mins
Show #163
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Sep 27, 2019
The 5 Month “Grind” Following XLE Short Put Option Assignment
42 mins
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