Options Boot Camp

In this episode, Mark and Dan provide basic training on when to close/roll your covered calls, and answer your questions about prop trading firms, options screening platforms and more...  

OBC 134: Leverage, Diagonals and the Wrong Way To Start Trading Options On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Option leverage vs. Stock Leverage Diagonal vs. vertical put spread follow up The right vs. the wrong way to start trading options Selling covered calls to avoid margin calls and more... Mark and Dan also field your Options Boot Camp reviews - both good, bad and...confusing?

In this episode, Mark and Dan revisit the covered call strategy: Pros/Cons Examples Potential Outcomes Collars, Covered Call Verticals, Covered Call with Put Kicker And Much More...

On this special mail call palooza, Mark and Dan answer your options questions from across the globe including: - Applying traditional options strategies to crypto - What to do when a short put spread goes against you? - Why sell a covered call when you can sell a short put? - Can a diagonal credit spread save your bacon when a stock moves against you? - Dan prepares a haiku about love - and much more...

On this special mail call palooza, Mark and Dan answer your options questions from across the globe including: Applying traditional options strategies to crypto What to do when a short put spread goes against you Why sell a covered call when you can sell a short put? Can a diagonal credit spread save your bacon when a stock moves against you? Dan prepares a haiku about love and much more...    

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss:  How options volume shaped up in March Credit Spreads vs. Debit Spreads Cash-Settled Options If you can lose more than your investment in options and much more...

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss:  How many options positions should a new trader have What is the optimal starter position for new options traders Is short selling immoral Surprise results in our broker madness tournament Backlash against RobinHood Is payment for order flow bad for options traders and much more...

On this episode, Mark and Dan finally debunk the great "Debit Spread vs. Credit Spread" mystery. Does it really matter which strategy you use? You'll have to listen to find out.  Mark and Dan also discuss: Using P/E Ratios in your options trading Covered Calls in Rocket Companies ($RKT)  Should we replace regular options with mini options? and more...

In this episode, Mark and Dan tackle all-things option delta including: What is option delta? What are the benefits of option delta? An example of option delta. Plus - your questions about mini options, deep ITM option spreads, credit vs. debit spreads and more.

Ask and you shall receive! On this episode, Mark and Dan tackle all-things mini options including: WTF are mini options anyway? Weren't they delisted a few years back? Why? Don't we already have mini options on futures? Would a fractional option be better than a mini option?  How the heck would a fractional option work anyway? Plus - your questions about call volatility and portfolio margin. 

So many questions! On this episode, Mark and Dan dive into your deluge of questions about: Cash-settled options Mini/Fractional options Surprise dividend adjustments Options strategies for hot stocks Amazing options visualizers and much more...  

On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Risk reversals vs. strangles How to combine The Greeks The origins of volatility skew The "proper" day to trade risk reversals and much more...  

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING BASIC TRAINING SEGMENT: TO PUT OR NOT TO PUT WHAT IS A PUT WHAT HAPPENS AT EXPIRATION PROS/CONS TO PUT TRADES PUTS VS. STOP ORDERS HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PUTS AND MUCH MORE

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING TODAY WE ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT: ATOS MARCH CALLS HEDGING AND MARKET MAKING WHAT HAPPENS TO OPTIONS OVERNIGHT YOUR CONTINUED THOUGHTS ABOUT GME AND MUCH MORE

On this episode Mark and Dan answer your questions about: When does Theta REALLY come out of options prices? What happens to option premiums when it is delisted? Is this a good time for a stock replacement strategy? Audience poll results for 2021 outlook Our thoughts on the bitcoin options market Tesla vs. Bitcoin on the race to $1T market cap...  

On this episode, Mark and Dan share their thoughts on the GameStop aftermath including how Dan's trade worked out, what his students having been saying about the situation, thoughts on how broker dealers handled the situation, thoughts on the attempts at a silver squeeze and much more. This episode is brought to you by DEMAND DERIVATIVES. Learn more about their innovative new crowdfunding campaign at www.DemandDerivatives.com

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING TODAY WE ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT: WHAT IS A SHORT SQUEEZE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH GME WHAT IS WALL STREET BETS WHAT IS A GAMMA SQUEEZE WHAT TRADING OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WHAT HAS BEEN THE BROKERS RESPONSE AND MUCH MORE This episode is brought to you by DEMAND DERIVATIVES. Learn more about their innovative new crowdfunding campaign at www.DemandDerivatives.com

It's time to break down the most-popular, most-downloaded and most-streamed episodes of Options Boot Camp from the insane year that was 2020. Did your favorite make the list? You'll have to tune in to find out...

On this episode, Mark and Dan explore what options trading lessons they learned in 2020 that they can apply to 2021. This episode is brought to you by DEMAND DERIVATIVES. Learn more about their innovative new crowdfunding campaign at www.DemandDerivatives.com.

On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Gamma Dangers of After Hours Trading Earnings options trading TSLA Calls Leaving TSLA Money on the Table Longo For President and much more...