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Learn how volatility can impact options pricing, and whether you want to be a buyer or seller of options at different levels.
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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 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
Bot Inspiration
How to Add a Global VIX Filter to the Beginning of an Automation
Let your bot scan the market for high volatility before entering new positions. Add a global VIX filter to any automation to quickly check if market volatility is above a defined level.
Kirk Du Plessis
Apr 5, 2021
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7 min video
Strategic Thinking
How to Profit from Volatility Skew Trading Strategies
Here is a trading strategy to take advantage of volatility skew in options pricing.
Kirk Du Plessis
Apr 2, 2021
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2 min read
Strategic Thinking
3 Option Strategies to Use During Low Volatility Markets
Option sellers prefer high volatility. But it is important to consistently enter trades in all market conditions. Here are three (actually four!) long options strategies to use when volatility is low.
Kirk Du Plessis
Apr 2, 2021
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4 min read
12:53
NVRP for Options Trading - Visualizing The Opportunity + Finding Trades Automatically
Normalized Volatility Risk Premium (NVRP) is a quantitative way traders can identify discrepancies between Implied Volatility and Realized Volatility to find trading opportunities.
Kirk Du Plessis
April 15, 2025
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13 min video
20:16
How to Choose the Best Options Strategy
Choosing the best options strategy is a process of elimination, not selection. Learn why you have to eliminate strategies that don't work so you can focus on the strategies that give you the best opportunity for success.
Kirk Du Plessis
Intermediate Track
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20 min video
27:47
Historical Volatility vs. Implied Volatility
Historical volatility looks at what price has done in the past. Implied volatility is forward looking and often overstates the expected move. Learn more about the key differences between historical volatility and implied volatility.
Kirk Du Plessis
Intermediate Track
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28 min video
41:44
What's Our "Edge" Trading Options?
As options traders, our edge in the market comes from exploiting mispriced option premiums. Implied volatility often overstates the actual range of a stock which creates an opportunity for option sellers..
Kirk Du Plessis
Beginner Track
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42 min video
7:20
IV Expected vs. Actual Move
One of the ways we gain an "edge" in the market selling options is because IV tends to overstate the actual expected move of a stock.
Kirk Du Plessis
Pricing & Volatility
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8 min video
10:41
IV vs. IV Percentile
Understanding the difference between a stock's actual implied volatility and IV percentile is one of the keys to your success as an options trader.
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
4:34
What is the VIX?
The VIX index calculates future volatility based on put and call option pricing in the S&P 500. Learn more about the VIX.
Kirk Du Plessis
Options Basics
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5 min video
Show #233
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Oct 11, 2024
Interview w/ Adam Cohn - Former Market Maker & VP at TradeStation
49 mins
Show #216
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Apr 24, 2022
Shop Talk: Twitter Bid, Oil Volatility, and Strategy Selection
55 mins
Show #200
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Jul 1, 2021
A Case Study on the Volatility of Bid-Ask Spreads
34 mins
Show #179
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May 15, 2020
LEAPS Option Contracts – A Complete Guide for Traders
46 mins
Show #175
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Apr 8, 2020
The Impact of Volatility on Options
51 mins
Show #157
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Apr 19, 2019
The Untold Story of the 3 Little Pigs that Traded Options
35 mins
Show #141
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Aug 29, 2018
Ultimate Guide to Contango and Backwardation Option Pricing
27 mins
Show #137
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Aug 1, 2018
The Ultimate Guide to Option Skew & Volatility Smile
35 mins
Show #135
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Jun 20, 2018
You Don’t Need a Degree in Financial Engineering to Understand How Implied Volatility Works
45 mins
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