options trading education by SJ Options
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Jul
Short Strangles and Portfolio Margin, A Death Trap? Customer Portfolio Margin (CPM) What is CPM? CPM is a margin methodology in which the margins are supposed to be based on risk. The standard risk model used to calculate these risk-based margins is called the TIMS (Theoretical Intermarket Margin System). TIMS was developed by the OCC (Options Clearing […]
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May
Trading Volatility The Smart Way Increases Returns Trade After Trade Volatility trading is essential to master when it comes to trading options. Most traders do not understand just how important it is, but it actually determines the outcome of most option trades. Volatility’s Impact on ROI Volatility has a tremendous impact on the return of an […]
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Feb
POP (Probability of Profit) Trading Methodology With Popular Strategies Condors, Strangles, Credit Spreads, Calendars, Butterflies, Diagonals, Covered Calls, Ratios, Naked Calls and Puts, Etc. Trading on POP (probability of profit), although very popular, is not the most effective way to trade. In fact, statistics indicate it’s the number 1 reason that most options traders lose money […]
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Jan
We received this message from a long-time Tastytrade follower, and the person wished to share the email with the public. Good evening, I’m reaching out to you in hopes of further educating myself on a long term and sustainable options trading plan. I’ve been trading primarily iron condors and various spreads over the past few […]
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Jun
Why Karen The Supertrader’s Fund Lost Money Year After Year After creating years of buzz through advertising by tastytrade that Karen Burton was profiting millions from short strangles, the SEC stated, “Karen the Supertrader’s Winning Strategy Relied on Fraud.” If you read the SEC report, you will find that each month when she was losing, she sold […]
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