Inflation: Causes and Cures
Senate Democrats pass the Inflation Reduction Act over the weekend. What drives inflation?
Why Value Investors are Bearish Stocks & Why You Should Be Too: Hint… Interest Rates
Investors and corporate financiers use present value analysis to determine the intrinsic value of any asset. Specifically, the intrinsic value of an asset today is equal to the current value…
In the Money vs. Out of the Money
Choosing the appropriate strike price on an option trade is critical to success. This is true because options traders have to get both timing and direction correct at the same…
Are long-dated in-the-money calls a good substitute for stock if one wants to sell “covered calls”
A viewer is interested in buying long-dated in-the-money calls and selling short-dated calls against them. What are the pros and cons of this strategy, and when is it more (or…
What is a Contract Multiplier?
In Todays Video, Mike talks about Contract Multipliers.
Does Off-Exchange Trading Get Tracked?
The technology that goes into trading is intriguing and changing rapidly. The days of people trading with people are over, and now it is machine to machine.
The First Options Trade
Derivatives perform an important economic function, and I discuss their earliest documented use in Ancient Greece.
What is a “Naked Short”?
Short-selling is in the news these days. Short selling is a technique employed by professionals investors to profit from falling asset prices. Given the wild price action of AMC and…
Comparing a Bullish Call Spread to a Bullish Put Spread
In today’s video, Mike discusses the difference between a Bullish Call Spread and A Bullish Put Spread.
Super In The Money Vertical Spreads
What happens to a vertical spread when both long and short options are in the money at expiration?
Mark’s Interview with WallStreetReporter 1843
Yesterday, Mark had an interview with Andrew Packer of the WallStreetReporter 1843.
Why Did Oil Futures Trade Negative?
Oil futures traded at a negative price yesterday. This has traders and market observers scratching their heads. Mike explains why this happened.