Options Boot Camp

On this special New Year's episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions tackling everything from: When to us a spread vs. an outright option EOD option quotes Rolling your positions Selling a call against a long ITM call/stock substitution position Covered calls called away early Craziest trade in the meme stock 2.0 frenzy and much more...

On this episode, Mark and Dan do a year in review. They discuss the top five lessons learned in the options markets this year. They also talk about the market environment and what meme stocks are trading right now, and much more.

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss where they think VIX will close at the end of the year. Dan looks at what meme stocks are trading right now and they continue the discussion on what options books every new trader should have on their shelf. Additionally, they answer your questions about Leaps, hedging, call options, butterflies, new options brokers, and much more.

On this episode, Mark and Dan continue the discussion on what options books every new trader should have on their shelf. Dan also looks at what meme stocks are trading right now. Additionally, they answer your questions about protective puts for long term buy and hold, why it's not worth it to exercise your options early, trading BITO, why you use the terms long or short premium when buying or sel...

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss what options books every new trader should have on their shelf. Dan also looks at what meme stocks are trading right now.

On this special Thanksgiving episode, Mark and Dan take on all comers - tackling everything from: Thanksgiving delights Their biggest trading regrets How the heck do options get listed anyway? Who chooses and what are the criteria? Where do these crazy options volume numbers come from? Book club invites and much more.. Happy Thanksgiving!

It's time to fight FOMO the smart way! On this episode, Mark and Dan break down the three most popular ways to express a bullish opinion in a stock - calls, verticals and butterflies. They also explore the best, and worst, ways to use these strategies along with some pro tips to help you fight FOMO without losing all of your money in the process.  

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current MEME stocks being traded right now. They also talk about normal volatility skew for calls, options strategies for sports betting, Nanos by Cboe, BITO, and much more.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current MEME stocks being traded right now. They also talk about the new Nanos by Cboe and they answer your questions about $BITO options and much more...

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current market environment and the things to think about before trading the new ProShares bitcoin ETF.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current MEME stocks being traded right now, cash secured put writing, taxes , leaps contracts, leveraged ETFs, hedging and much more.

On this episode of Options Boot Camp, Mark and Dan break down the Top 5 Misperceptions of New Options Traders. Bottom line....THIS IS NOT NORMAL!

On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your burning questions about: The most confusing options strategies How to trade options on metals ETFs like GLD and SLV The best way to trade "superflies" Pandemic volatility surprises and much more

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current meme stocks being traded right now, the SEC charges against wash trades in meme stock options, misunderstood options strategies, tips on trading options on metals, trading butterflies, and much more.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current MEME stocks being traded right now, options assignment, calendar spreads, the Greeks, and much more.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current market environment. They also talk about options assignments, options expiration, gamma exposure, and much more.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current market environment. They also talk about the rise of weeklies (the history, what prompted them, examples, etc.) and much more.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current market environment. They also answer your questions about gamma pinning, meme stock trading, and much more.

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CO-HOST: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring In this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about what is the main driver of this latest round of volatility, how expected move informs trading decisions, limit orders, why media reports options in notional terms, and much more.

In this episode, Mark answers your questions about ITM puts, how expected move informs your trading decisions, what the actual Options Playbook is, suggestions on becoming a better trader, and much more.

In this episode, Mark and Dan host an epic trader psychology spectacular with practical tips and tricks for how to deal with the psychological aspect of trading including what is the endowment effect; FOMO vs. FOGS; how rules and scaling can help you evolve your psychology and much more.

In this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about how to become a professional trader; if you can direct open interest; additional thoughts about Robinhood; and much more.

In this episode, Mark and Dan: Talk about skew (what is it, how is it measured, what is it used for, skew vs. term structure, how do you trade it using options, etc.) Discuss whether the skew index is a good measure of future tail risk in the S&P 500 Look at a put credit spread strategy vs. an iron condor And much more

In this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: AMC 145 calls Your feedback on the Robinhood scandal The best/worst brokers for new options traders Brokers using automation to approve options accounts Will the real Options Playbook please stand up? F-bomb Passarelli and much more...

In this episode, Mark and Dan: Discuss trading options during earnings season Look at earnings volatility Talk about the development of an earnings trading system Discuss trading Apple options during earnings Explain what happens to time decay during earnings week And much more