Posts Tagged ‘dia’
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Buying Insurance Using VIX Options
stevenplace, February 25th, 2009 at 1:20 pm, Comments: 0Let’s say you’ve got a portfolio that is pretty delta positive (bullish) but you’d like to hedge against market risk. There’s a couple of ways to do that. You could buy puts on the stock or calls you own, or move into covered calls. But that would limit you’re overall gain in the name. You [...]
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A Bearish RUT Butterfly
stevenplace, January 5th, 2009 at 9:52 am, Comments: 0This one is a little more high-risk, but the risk is well defined. I moved the strikes out a little further, so the butterfly costs more but it gives you a much more wide profit range. Here’s the risk profile:
It’s a bearish play but if you’ve got a long-delta portfolio it’s a good hedge. You [...]
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IWO Video: Blood in the Streets (10-15-2008)
stevenplace, October 16th, 2008 at 5:35 am, Comments: 0Bonus: Count the number of times I say “hopefully” and you’ll see my apprehension in this market.
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Steve Place is a professional derivatives trader, focusing on equity options. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering with specializations in Signals Processing, Stochastics, and... More »
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