Options Boot Camp
295 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★ - 163 ratingsOptions Boot Camp is designed to help get you into peak options trading shape by teaching you options trading inside and out, basic to complex. Listeners can even submit their own options questions to be answered on the show.
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Options Boot Camp 235: The Mysterious World of Straddles
May 03, 2023 20:43 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBOn this episode Mark and Dan explore the mysterious world of straddles. What are they? When should you trade them? What are the dangers of trading straddles? and much more...
Options Boot Camp 234: Options Chains, Mobile Apps and the Magic Exchange Number
April 26, 2023 17:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss your questions and comments including: What Should You Look At When You Open An Options Chain? Importance Of A Broker's Mobile App When Choosing A Platform Could You See The Number Of Options Exchanges Reducing? Should Exchanges Be For Profit Companies Or Member-Owned Utilities? And much more
Options Boot Camp 233: What You Should Look For In An Options Broker
April 19, 2023 22:06 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss what features you should look for in an options broker.
Options Boot Camp 232: Why Are There So Many Freaking Options Exchanges?
April 12, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring Guest Co-Host: Brian Overby, The Options Playbook On this episode, Mark, Dan and Brian discuss your questions and comments including: How do you prefer to trade your butterflies; Why are there so many options exchanges; Is it time to buy and hold bank stocks or step into some long dated calls; And much more.
Options Boot Camp 231: Skip Strike Flies and a Surprise Guest
April 05, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring Guest Co-Host: Brian Overby, The Options Playbook On this episode, Mark, Dan and Brian take a deep dive into broken wing butterflies.
Options Boot Camp 230: Exploding Bank Puts Plus More Fun With Ratio Put Spreads
March 29, 2023 23:15 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss your questions and comments including: How the banking sectors latest issues affect investors; How are puts exercised or closed when the underlying disappears; Using options to leg into a long stock position; And much more
Options Boot Camp 229: Are There Any Good Options Events?
March 22, 2023 21:32 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan tackle the thorny question: Are there any good options events left for retail traders?
Options Boot Camp 228: AI Bots and Short Put Misperceptions
March 15, 2023 17:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss your questions and comments including: Any AI automated bot stock trading programs easily installed into a brokerage account, Whether cash held by a trading firm earns interest, Trading and options conferences in 2023, A large sell-off of SPY puts in Q2/Q3, And much more
Options Boot Camp 227: Ratio Put Spreads and Offensive Hand Gestures
March 08, 2023 22:54 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan take a deep dive into ratio put spread. They also compare short put spreads to ratio put spreads and much more.
Options Boot Camp 226: Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner
March 01, 2023 20:18 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: The monthly pro trading crate winner, Earning yield on the cash used as collateral for cash secured puts, How you typically go about trading 1x2 put spreads, What is the lowest amount of premium they require to sell covered calls, How often someone should realistically be trading options to be profitable over the long-term, And much more
Options Boot Camp 225: Crazy Taxes and Shady Operators
February 22, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: Strategies for German options traders Cash secured puts Pump and Dump schemes by social media influencers Stock Repair Strategy and much more...
Options Boot Camp 224: Let's Get Crazy...With Covered Strangles and Straddles
February 15, 2023 21:04 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan take a deep dive into covered strangles/straddles.
OBC 223: Zero DTE vs. VIX
February 08, 2023 20:50 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: Buying OTM calls in crypto assets The recent Fed announcement Why TVIX was delisted Same day trading in SPX Is SVXY a neutered volatility product When you should buy VXX Buying VIX puts during backwardation Does Dan still raid stocks and much more...
OBC 222: Exploring The Universe of Volatility Products
February 02, 2023 02:06 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan take a deep dive into exploring the universe of volatility products.
OBC 221: 0 DTE - Fad or Wave Of The Future?
January 25, 2023 03:36 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: Why was it hard to make money owning puts in 2022? Would it have been a down volume year without the explosion of 0 DTE SPX options? Thoughts on selling straight ATM same-day straddles in SPX. Thoughts on eventual options on sports games. Being on the OTLY train. and much more...
OBC 220: WTF Are 0 DTE Options?
January 19, 2023 03:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan dive into the exploding world of 0 DTE options. What are they? Should you be trading them and how should you approach them?
OBC 219: Put Trends, VXX Nuances and Saudi Drama
January 11, 2023 20:53 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode of 2023, Mark and Dan discuss: The trends data for selling puts, Their interest in VXX, Buying a call on margin, Hot options trading strategy for 2023 and much more...
OBC 218: The Top Trends, Takeaways and Surprises From 2022
January 05, 2023 02:43 - 43 minutes - 40.6 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this first episode of 2023, Mark and Dan discuss: Their prediction of where VIX will close at end of 2023, The record setting year for options volume, Google options trends, Top episodes last year, and much more...
OBC TOP 10 2022 HOLIDAY SPECIAL
December 29, 2022 21:01 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBWe break down the Top 10 episode of Options Boot Camp from the insane year that was 2022.
OBC 217: Trading Covered Calls in a Bear Market Plus 0 DTE Refresher`
December 21, 2022 18:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: Should you trade covered calls in a bear market? Plus they give you a refresher on the hottest trend in the options market right now - 0 DTE trading! and much more...
OBC 216: Options Strategy Of The Year, International Brokers, VIX Puts and More
December 13, 2022 21:09 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MBHost: Mark Longo, Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss: The options strategy of the year. Good international options brokers. Buying VIX puts in contango vs. backwardation. and much more...
OBC 215: WTF are Directional Time Spreads
December 08, 2022 00:19 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBOptions Drills Mark and Dan explore the concept of "directional time spreads. Mail Call More surprising details on options volume Are Nanos good for beginner options traders and much more...
OBC 214: Black Friday, Put Management and Wrecked Maseratis
December 01, 2022 02:21 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: ITM Call Verticals vs. OTM Calls vs. Verticals Options volume for 2022 Difficulty making money with long puts as a hedge Lessons from being a floor trader that are no longer relevant And much more
OBC 213: Boot Camp Goes To Harvard
November 24, 2022 05:59 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBOn this special holiday episode, Mark and Dan head to the Ivy League to discuss options strategies with Harvard Business School Alumni. They are joined along the way by: Moderator: Gary Kreissman - Group PRM JJ Kinahan: CEO - IG Group North America For more information on this and other great sessions please visit: https://www.hbscny.org/
OBC 212: Settling The Butterfly Debate Once And For All
November 16, 2022 20:43 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Long butterflies vs. short butterflies Best tools for covered calls and put writing And much more
OBC 211: Epic Giveaways, Crypto Drama, Short Flies and More
November 10, 2022 00:35 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: The FTX - Binance crypto deal Trading short butterflies Trading a jade lizard OTM SPY puts Plus, we announce our pro trading crate winner for October.
OBC 210: Tail Risk, Dividend Arb, Crypto, Fed Week and More
November 02, 2022 20:15 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions including: Is there an effective way for retail traders to execute dividend arbitrage in their accounts? How can I make a more profitable investment in crypto as crypto is being dormant now? Should retail investors hedge against tail risk for their overall portfolios? Are there any great Fed Week trades that you remember from over the years? And much more...
OBC 209: Repair Trades and the Madness of Boxes
October 27, 2022 02:55 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions including: What's our outlook for this earnings season? Is our economy in a recession right now? Where are Dan's longer term investments? Are they in cash or is he fully invested in this market? How to recoup money over time on put option assignments? And much more...
OBC 208: The Great Options Trader Survey Results
October 19, 2022 20:12 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBOn this episode of Options Boot Camp, Mark and Dan take a deep dive into the options trader survey results. We also answer your question about delta neutral and much more.
OBC 207: The DEFINITIVE Guide To Trading Options During Earnings Season
October 12, 2022 19:48 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBOn this episode of Options Boot Camp, Mark, Dan and special guest Matt Amberson, Owner - Option Research & Technology Services, take a deep dive into how to trade options during earnings. We also answer your questions about straddles, adjusting puts and more.
OBC 206: How Far Out Should You Really Trade Butterflies?
October 05, 2022 17:36 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBOn this episode of Options Boot Camp, Mark and Dan debate long vs. short butterflies plus they answer the age-old question of: How far out should you actually trade your butterflies?
OBC 205: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly
September 28, 2022 20:06 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan take a deep dive into iron butterflies (what are they, examples, pros/cons).
OBC 204: A Mastermind Iron Condor Renaissance
September 21, 2022 20:07 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBMark and Dan take a deep dive into iron condors live from the Mastermind Conference by Market Taker Mentoring at Cboe Global Markets.
OBC 203: The Great Iron Condor Renaissance
September 14, 2022 20:08 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Credit Spreads, After Hours Trading, Iron Condors, Hedging Against Tail Risk, And much more...
Options Boot Camp 202: Top 5 Tips for Credit Spread Hunters
September 07, 2022 21:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBOn this episode of Options Boot Camp, Mark and Dan discuss: Tips for Finding Credit Spreads Covered Calls vs. Short Puts Favorite Technical Indicator And Much More
OBC 201: Return of the Options Mythbusters - Wall Street Journal Edition
August 31, 2022 20:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBMark and Dan debunk whether the Wall Street Journal is right to claim that the options market is accentuating the latest swings in stocks. They also share the one key understanding that you should take away from the study of the Greeks.
Options Boot Camp 200th Episode Spectacular!
August 25, 2022 00:20 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBMark and Dan look back at the past 199 episodes and answer your options questions. Plus, they give out prizes to the best questions asked on this celebratory show.
Options Boot Camp 199: Live From Mastermind
August 18, 2022 00:51 - 47 minutes - 44 MBMark and Dan answer your options questions live from the Mastermind Conference by Market Taker Mentoring at Cboe Global Markets.
Options Boot Camp 198: Time Spreads, Second Order Greeks and Dan's Dings
August 10, 2022 23:36 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions including: Should you only trade time spreads when the term structure is backward? What distinguishes Gamma as a second order Greek but not Delta or the rest? When I sell a poor standard deviation of a spread, what are the market makers doing with the long spread portion? And much more...
Options Boot Camp 197: How to not F-up Your Credit Spreads
August 03, 2022 18:39 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBIn this episode, Mark and Dan discuss how to not f-up your credit spread trades. They answer a listener question about how the layoffs and mergers in the trading industry will affect traders and much more.
Options Boot Camp 196: Short Puts, Second Order Greeks and the Golden Age of Floor Trading
July 27, 2022 15:04 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Selling puts and put premium Similarities between short puts and covered calls Second order greeks Raiding during earnings season The golden age of the trading floor and much more...
Options Boot Camp 195: Cash and Cocaine Soft Drinks
July 20, 2022 20:07 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBIn this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the pros and cons of cash as a position in a high rate high inflation environment. They also talk about our latest polls including whether or not traders are getting back into equities and crypto yet and which spread with wings is the most popular right now. And, they answer our listener questions about rho, nanos, SPY, and the number of options trades you should make in a week.
Options Boot Camp 194: Plagues, Deadly Horse Races and Selling SPY Puts
July 13, 2022 22:16 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Spreading your options wings. Dan writing another book. How options trading and commissions will be affected if the SEC dials back PFOF the way that they are talking about. Is it hard to find names to raid in this down market? Selling puts in SPY at around 3400. The biggest mistake people make in this market. and much more...
Options Boot Camp 193: Blackout Trading
July 06, 2022 17:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBOn this episode Mark and Dan explore more ways to manage your theta and answer your pressing questions about trading during blackouts.
Options Boot Camp 192: Managing Your Theta
June 29, 2022 22:52 - 35 minutes - 33 MBIn this episode, Mark and Dan do a deep dive into managing theta especially during a three day holiday weekend.
Options Boot Camp 191: Trading Floors, Short Squeezes and the Options Party Continues
June 23, 2022 01:15 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBOn this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: The impact of new options trading floors on the marketplace. Are short squeezes dead. Why is put margin so confusing? Is the options party over? and much more...
Options Boot Camp 190: It's Time to Talk About Stock Repair
June 16, 2022 01:24 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode, Mark and Dan do a deep dive into stock repair inspired by a member question. They also discuss the new Cboe trading floor, the volatility of volatility itself (VVIX), and much more.
Options Boot Camp 189: The Super Sexy World of Cash-Secured Puts
June 09, 2022 01:17 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MBMark and Dan discuss the super sexy world of cash secured puts. They also discuss crypto, intra-week time spreads and much more.
Options Boot Camp 188: Dictators, Paranoia and the Wrath of the Gods
June 01, 2022 20:03 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBMark and Dan discuss the role of luck in options trading. Luck will always play a role in your options trading. Find out how to make luck work for you.
OBC 187: Sub, Listen and Learn
May 25, 2022 23:49 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBOn this second episode of our OBC Double Header - Mark and Dan answer your questions about: The right level to start buying stocks in this selloff. Dan's thoughts on the crypto market. Why do people call options trades "paper?" The best platform for consuming Options Boot Camp The requirements for a good "raiding" stock. The right way to trade butterflies and much more. Don't want to wait to hear Options Boot Camp? Do you want to ask Mark and Dan live questions during the sh...