Options Playbook Radio
471 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsWelcome 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. Whether you’re looking to grow your capital with some offensive maneuvers or protect your investments with defensive plays, you can find them all in the Options Playbook. Options involve risk. Please refer to https://www.ally.com/invest/disclosures to review additional risks involved with trading options.
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Options Playbook Radio 21: Continuing with the Covered Call
July 24, 2014 19:52 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBOptions Playbook Radio 21: Continuing with the Covered Call For those of you with the book, we’re on page 50, or on OptionsPlaybook.com, go to the strategies tab, and go to “Covered Calls.” This time, Brian covers: What criteria a stock needs to be a good candidate for a covered call If it looks too good to be true, it probably is Implied volatility Factors effecting premium And more…
Options Playbook 20: Covered Call Writing
July 18, 2014 00:01 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBOptions Playbook 20: Covered Call Writing For those of you with the book, we’re on page 50. Or, you can find it on OptionsPlaybook.com in the “Rookies” tab and look for “Covered Calls Strategies.” Today Brian discusses: What are covered calls? (Sometimes called a buy / write) When to run a covered call. Strike price and expiration. Unwinding a covered call. Caveats, including right to dividends.
Options Playbook Radio 19: Listener Q/A, Part Three – Long Puts
July 10, 2014 20:31 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MBOptions Playbook Radio 19: Listener Q/A, Part Three – Long Puts In this episode, Mark and Brian continue to take on listener questions. They discuss long puts: When would you use them? When can you not use them? Choosing money-ness What about volatility? Forecasting and risk
Options Playbook Radio 18: Listener Q/A Part 2
July 03, 2014 14:46 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBOptions Playbook Radio 18: Listener Q/A Part 2 In this episode, Mark and Brian take on more listener questions, including: Put/call ratio What is it? What does it mean? What do Brian and Mark think about it? Call/put ratio in the VIX Selling a put instead of buying a stock Why does no one talk about this? Hidden risk or downside Gap risk
Options Playbook Radio 17: Listeners Ask about Open Interest
June 26, 2014 14:58 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBOptions Playbook Radio 17: Listeners Ask about Open Interest In this episode, Mark and Brian take on listener questions. Open interest: What is it? How is it calculated? What’s the difference between open interest and volume? How does it affect pricing? How important is it?
Options Playbook 16: Buying LEAPS Calls as a Stock Substitute
June 20, 2014 14:28 - 21 minutes - 4.91 MBOptions Playbook 16: Buying LEAPS Calls as a Stock Substitute For those of you with the book, we’re on page 32. Or, you can find it on OptionsPlaybook.com in the “Rookies” tab and look for “Buying LEAPS Calls as a Stock Substitute.” Today Brian discusses: A review of buying calls, in-, at-, and out-of-the-money How LEAPS can be an alternative to buying a short-term, out-of-the-money call What are LEAPS? What impact does delta have on long-term options? Using a real IBM option as an e...
Options Playbook Radio 15: Play #1 - The Long Call
June 12, 2014 19:54 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBOptions Playbook Radio 15: Play #1 - The Long Call We are on page 40 of the hardcover version. Otherwise, look for “The Long Call Strategy” on the Kindle or online version. Today Brian discusses: How the long call strategy works. Basic examples of a long call. Time components and implied volatility. In the money vs. out of the money vs. at the money contracts
Options Playbook Radio 14: AAPL Stock Split
June 06, 2014 15:00 - 20 minutes - 4.71 MBOptions Playbook Radio 14: AAPL Stock Split We are on page 72 of the hardcover version. Otherwise, look for “the Long Strangle” on the Kindle or online version. Today Brian discusses: AAPL is splitting their stock 7-for-1 What does that mean? How does it work? Will it become a part of the Dow 30? AAPL 30-day implied volatitliy Employing the long strangle strategy What will happen to option contracts after the split
Options Playbook 13: Finishing the Greeks - Vega and Rho
May 30, 2014 14:37 - 19 minutes - 4.59 MBOptions Playbook 13: Finishing the Greeks - Vega and Rho If you’re playing the home game, we’re on page 22 today. In this episode, Brian discusses: Vega tracks implied volatility Rho tracks interest rate changes When to expect changes in vega based on the life of the option Determining where your concerns should be How dividends are tied into Rho And more....
Options Playbook Radio 12: More Listener Questions
May 22, 2014 16:10 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBOptions Playbook Radio 12: More Listener Questions In this episode, Mark and Brian take on more listener questions. They discuss: What does it mean to be short gamma? More about Brian
Options Playbook 11: Listener Questions, Part 1
May 16, 2014 16:13 - 12 minutes - 2.94 MBOptions Playbook 11: Listener Questions, Part 1 In this episode Brian and Mark discuss: Trading off Greeks rather than price The difference between historical, implied, and realized volatility And more...
Options Playbook Radio 10: Meet the Greeks: Interrelatedness
May 08, 2014 14:53 - 24 minutes - 22 MBOptions Playbook Radio 10: Meet the Greeks: Interrelatedness For those of you with the book, we're on page 18, or look for "Meet the Greeks." Today, Brian discusses: The interrelatedness of the Greeks The long straddle Volatility skew Looking at Delta first Analyzing Gamma Considering Theta And more…
Options Playbook Radio 9: Getting to Know Theta
May 01, 2014 19:37 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBOptions Playbook Radio 9: Getting to Know Theta We’re looking at page 18 of the book, or check out OptionsPlaybook.com, and look for “Meet the Greeks.” This week, Brian discusses: Theta definition Movement of options in time, and how it impacts price When does decay accelerate? And more…
Options Playbook 8: Meet the Greeks, Part Three: Position Delta
April 24, 2014 20:58 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBOptions Playbook 8: Meet the Greeks, Part Three: Position Delta For those of you with the book at home, we’re looking at page 18, or “Meet the Greeks.” Do you have questions that you want to have answered on the Options Playbook next week, put your questions on Trade King’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/tradeking) or send them to [email protected]. In this episode, Brian discusses: Gamma review Position delta definition Terms that go along with delta And more… ...
Options Playbook Radio 7: Meet the Greeks, Part Two: Gamma
April 17, 2014 17:53 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBOptions Playbook Radio 7: Meet the Greeks, Part Two: Gamma We’re covering page 18 in the hardcover version of the book. It’s now available in Kindle, too! In this episode, Brian covers: Delta review Gamma introduction: a derivative of delta Nuances of gamma When is gamma the highest? Lowest? And more… Options involve risk. Please refer to tradeking.com/ODD to review additional risks involved with trading options.
Options Playbook Radio 6: Meet the Greeks Volume 1: Delta
April 10, 2014 18:05 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBOptions Playbook Radio 6: Meet the Greeks Volume 1: Delta If you have the hardcover version of the book, we’re covering pages 18-20, Meet the Greeks. Brian discusses: Delta: the measurement of the theoretical movement of the price of an option relative to a one-unit move in the price of underling stock. The pace that delta moves as stock prices moves Probability and delta And more Options involve risk. Please refer to tradeking.com/ODD to review additional risks involved with trading ...
Options Playbook 5: Volatility and Probability, Continued
April 03, 2014 20:48 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBOptions Playbook 5: Volatility and Probability, Continued For those of you playing the home game, we’re on pages 14-17 today. Or, for the online version, check out, “What Is Volatility?” In this episode, Brian continues the discussion of volatility and probability. In this episode, he covers different timeframes beyond one-year options. How does a one standard deviation move affect prices for short-term options (30, 60, and 90-day options)? There’s a formula for that...
Options Playbook 4: Volatility & Probability
March 20, 2014 17:30 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBOptions Playbook 4: Volatility & Probability Follow along at optionsplaybook.com, or go to page 14 of the book. Brian discusses: The definition of implied volatility Pricing models and assumptions How to determine implied volatility Non-directionality of implied volatility Impact of time on implied volatility Impact of events on the price of an option Options involve risk. Please refer to tradeking.com/ODD to review additional risks involved with trading options.
Options Playbook 3: Volatility, Part 1
March 13, 2014 18:38 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBOptions Playbook 3: Volatility, Part 1 Options prices are based partly on volatility. Brian discusses: Implied volatility The interconnectedness of probability and volatility Factors beyond price that help determine whether to trade an option Send your questions to [email protected] and maybe we will answer them on the air. Options involve risk. Please refer to tradeking.com/ODD to review additional risks involved with trading options.
Options Playbook Radio 2: Options Basics
March 07, 2014 14:00 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode, Options Insider Founder Mark Longo and TradeKing Senior Options Analyst Brian Overby explain how options are similar to home or auto insurance contracts. They also provide an overview of options pricing and define some basic options terms including: Premium Implied Volatility
The Options Playbook Episode 1: What is the Playbook?
February 28, 2014 21:53 - 13 minutes - 17.9 MBIn this inaugural episode Options Insider Founder Mark S. Longo is joined by TradeKing's Senior Options Analyst, and the author of the Options Playbook, Brian Overby. Brian and Mark discuss the origins of the Playbook and explain how this book can help you improve your understanding of options. They also tease some of the popular options plays listeners can look forward to in the coming episodes of The Options Playbook.