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Options Playbook Radio

Welcome to Options Playbook Radio - the program where we break down cutting edge options strategies and explain how you can incorporate them into your own portfolio.

May 26, 2016

Coming to you live (to tape) from the Options Industry Conference, Mark and Brian are back and they have more listener questions to address. This week, they are taking on:

  • Do the remaining specialists/DPMs do a good job of making markets, or are there too few of them?
  • Are there too many strikes? Expirations?
  • Why have...


May 19, 2016

Huddle up, listeners. We're taking listener questions.

Vega: Do puts and calls become more expensive ahead of events due to risk premium? If so, how do I avoid that?

  • When do you want implied volatility to increase?
  • How to avoid swings around earnings

Critter: Is selling premium less risky than buying premium?

  • Build...


May 12, 2016

Huddle Up: Listener questions and comments

  • Bean bag: Could you discuss the put/call ratio, its use, and metrics as a tool?
  • Reid: Do options stats or unusual activity predict stock movements accurately?


May 5, 2016

You can find information on iron condors in the Options Playbook on page 126. You can also always find all of this information on OptionsPlaybook.com. In this episode, Brian discusses

  • The AMZN iron condor from last week
  • General guidelines for earnings trades
  • A review of the GOOG trade from a few weeks ago
  • A deep look...