Options Boot Camp

Host: 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...  

Options 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...  

On 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

On 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/

On 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  

On 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.

On 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...

On 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...

On 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. 

On 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. 

On 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?

On this episode, Mark and Dan take a deep dive into iron butterflies (what are they, examples, pros/cons).

Mark and Dan take a deep dive into iron condors live from the Mastermind Conference by Market Taker Mentoring at Cboe Global Markets.

On this episode, Mark and Dan answer your questions about: Credit Spreads, After Hours Trading, Iron Condors, Hedging Against Tail Risk, And much more...

On 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

Mark 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.

Mark 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.

Mark and Dan answer your options questions live from the Mastermind Conference by Market Taker Mentoring at Cboe Global Markets.

On 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...

In 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.

On 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...

In 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 sho...

On 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...

On this episode Mark and Dan explore more ways to manage your theta and answer your pressing questions about trading during blackouts. 

In this episode, Mark and Dan do a deep dive into managing theta especially during a three day holiday weekend.