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Know Your Options: Archive

David Borun

Move Over Gamestop, AMC Entertainment Options are now Where the Action is.

Volumes and Volatility are soaring as the "YOLO" crowd shifts it's attention to AMC options, setting off a gamma squeeze.

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David Borun

Buying the Dip in the VIX Makes More Sense Than Selling the Rips.

With volatility at low levels, the low price of long options strategies skews the odds in favor of options buyers.

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David Borun

Is There Opportunity in Unregulated Cryptocurrency Exchange Options?

Why you need the protection and security of the SEC and CFTC in the crypto options markets.

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David Borun

With No Bitcoin ETF, What Other Options Trades Provide Crypto Exposure?

You can't trade listed equity-style options on Bitcoin, but some companies might be the next best thing.

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David Borun

How Do You Trade Options on Bitcoin?

With cryptocurrencies hitting new all-time highs, futures and options may be the smart play.

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David Borun

Owning Options Makes Sense at High Stock Prices and Low Volatilities

Being long Gamma lets you hedge and re-hedge for profits as stocks move in either direction....

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David Borun

Netlix Options are Too Inexpensive to Sell

Successful "cash-covered" puts depend on collecting a juicy premium, and this stock doesn't offer any.

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David Borun

When Can You Trade Options on the New Coinbase Offering?

The crypto exchange earned an $80B market cap in its first day of trading, and options are coming soon.

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David Borun

With Unusual Activity, Don't Trade It...Fade It

Changes in implied volatility after unusual volume are an opportunity to trade like the pros.

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David Borun

Your Covered Calls Worked Well...Maybe Too Well. Now What?

Selling a diagonal call spread keeps you in the game when your shares are in rally mode.

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