Kirk Du Plessis

Kirk Du Plessis

Founder

About

Kirk is a Founder of Option Alpha. I love my wife, our 3 kids, my company, old cars, and anything finance.

Experience

  • Options
  • Technical analysis
  • Fundamental Analysis
  • Understanding company financials
  • Economic indicators and their impact on stocks
  • Technical Analysis
  • Candlestick pattern analysis
  • Options fundamentals (calls, puts, writing options, etc.)
  • Options pricing models (Black-Scholes model, etc.)
  • Option strategies (spreads, straddles, condors, etc.)
  • Greeks in options trading (Delta, Theta, Gamma, Vega)
  • Risk management in options
  • Expiration cycles and assignment risk
  • Automated Trading
  • Algorithmic trading strategies
  • Building trading bots
  • Backtesting strategies
  • Market order types (limit orders, stop orders, etc.)
  • Bull and bear markets strategies
  • Understanding stock splits, dividends, and buybacks
  • Diversification strategies
  • Asset allocation models
  • Rebalancing techniques
  • Risk-return optimization
  • Psychology of Trading
  • Overcoming cognitive biases (confirmation bias, overconfidence, etc.)
  • Hedging strategies
  • Leverage and margin requirements
  • Trading Platforms & Tools
  • Order execution and slippage
  • Data feeds and market access
Find new trade ideas
Option Alpha calculates probabilities for millions of potential options positions using live market data so you can find new ideas without the guesswork.
MacBook mockup