October 23, 2024
Everybody seems to think that volatility is some unpredictable wild horse that bucks and kicks and does whatever it wants….
September 23, 2024
Options are what we call a derivative product. They are based on another asset. To fully understand what an option…
September 23, 2024
I recently wrote a blog which broke down options into the Six Key Characteristics that define them. To sum it…
September 22, 2024
This guide explains exactly what an option is and paints a picture of them that you can use to really…
September 22, 2024
If you read our article about expected value and what separates the top 1% of traders from everyone else, you…
September 21, 2024
As a follow up to our Introduction to Skew, we will dive deeper into what skew can look like for…
September 21, 2024
In this blog post I am going to continue going over the basics of options and talk about what a…
August 31, 2024
In this blog I’m going to cover the concept of spot and implied volatility (IV) correlation and how it impacts…
August 30, 2024
Variance risk premiums often arise around market events that could lead to significant price changes in stocks. Examples include earnings…
August 15, 2024
For a long time there was a big edge in putting together your own model for volatility and trading when…
May 2, 2024
Introduction to the Variance Risk Premium The variance risk premium is the observed historical difference between implied and realized volatility….
October 12, 2023
Introduction In a Flirting With Models podcast, Benn Eifert, founder of hedge fund QVR advisors, discusses “volatility investing.” Benn outlines…
March 6, 2023
Introduction Options trading strategies, such as credit spreads, calendar spreads, straddles, strangles, and iron condors offer investors a variety of…
January 26, 2023
