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If you want to trade like a tastytrader, you have to learn how to talk like a tastytrader. Sit down with Tom and Tony as they dish out and discuss popular trading topics that give you an edge when opening, closing and managing your trades.
Beginner Options Course
If you've already looked into trading options, the first thing you've probably heard is that trading stock is much safer. "Options are too risky," they say. Well, what is "risk" anyway? Are options really more risky than stock? Once you dig deeper, the answer becomes clear.
Jade Lizard
A Jade Lizard is a slightly bullish strategy that combines a short put and a short call spread. The strategy is created to have no upside risk, which is done by collecting a total credit greater than the width of the short call spread.
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Explore the world of finance in this blog written by our team, a group of traders, entrepreneurs and technologists aiming to bring the best options trading content and tools to the masses.
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For those of you who consider yourself a beginner options trader, or want to increase your probability of profit, or for those of you who like to trade on a smaller scale, this is the segment for you! Watch and learn how you can trade strategically when you don't have a lot of capital.
A way to improve decision-making, as well as trade confidence, is by using a well-established set of mechanics. Join Tom and Tony as they reveal everything you need to know about staying mechanical.
When considering strategies to use in smaller accounts, an excellent choice is the defined risk vertical spread.
Join Tom and Tony as they explain the concept of contrarian trading in detail!
tastytrade lists and discusses some guidelines to follow when building a portfolio in a smaller trading account.
If an underlying lacks liquidity we will not execute a trade. For this reason it is the very first step taken when evaluating a potential position.
By following our trade mechanics we are using a statistical approach to improve our probability of success. This ultimately improves our probability of profit and success in trading.
tastytrade covers the defined risk option strategies used for directional action, and what strategy to choose given a high or low volatility environment.
When a wing is added to a naked trade, it defines the risk. This means we are able to determine the potential max profit and loss for the trade.
As a new trader, the way to navigate popular assets growing larger and larger in price is to focus not on the name of the product, but rather liquidity, IV, POP, and BPR.
Join Tom and Tony as they dig into Iron Condors and run studies to test performance.
When constructing a defined trade we want to stay consistent, mechanical, and efficient. One mechanic we use to assist us is the “Rule Of One Third The Width Of The Strikes.”
Today, tastytrade examines some of the main greeks--Delta, Theta, Vega, and Gamma--and how we use them in our trading.
Join Tom and Tony as they discuss how a well-defined set of mechanics can take the guesswork out of trading.
There are several ways to confirm liquidity on the tastyworks platform. Join Tom and Tony today as they cover all three.
There are four types of vertical spreads both bullish and bearish. Join Tom and Tony today as they explain when to use each.
The probability of touch (POT) gives expectations around an underlying trading to the price of a short strike.
An account composed of option strategy, allows for the ability to make estimations for potential profits.
Today join Tom and Tony as they review the top metrics to know when trading options.
tastytrade lists and explains how delta plays a role in a variety of trading concepts.
Covered calls are not only for large accounts. Lower priced underlying with high IV can have great potential in a small sized account.
Do long put options work for downside protection in a trading portfolio? tastytrade investigates.
Find out how to find new trades by using features on the tastyworks platform.
A Poor Man’s Covered Option (PMCO) is an alternative to a covered stock and requires less capital to construct.
To boost market awareness, traders should keep an eye on changes in volatility and general market ranges. tastytrade explains how to do this using volatility metrics, futures products, and more.
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