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Options Physics Advanced

Educational programming for the advanced.

  • Headshot of Jud Pyle Jud Pyle is the Chief Investment Strategist for Options News Network. After four years with SBC Warburg, he joined PEAK6 Investments as an equity options trader and chief risk officer.
  • Headshot of Kevin Cook Kevin Cook is an options instructor for the Options News Network. He was an institutional foreign exchange market maker and arbitrageur for nine years, where he worked with futures.
  • Headshot of Jared Levy Jared Levy worked as a stock broker and market maker at three major U.S. exchanges and as a specialist for Fortune 1000 companies. He won an Emmy for his Wizetrade daily trader-cast videos.
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Advanced Introduction

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module OptionsPhysics Advanced covers all of those fun strategies o... Continue reading »

January 14, 2010 10:17 EST

Advance Module 1 – Greeks

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Introduction / Learning Outcomes: Jud Pyle walks you through... Continue reading »

January 14, 2010 10:15 EST

What is Delta?

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Hi, welcome to Options Physics. I’m Jud Pyle. You mig... Continue reading »

January 14, 2010 10:13 EST

How Theta Applies to Options Trading

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Hi, welcome to Options Physics.  I’m Jud Pyle. Y... Continue reading »

January 14, 2010 10:11 EST

Viva La Vega

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Hi, welcome to Options Physics. I’m Jud Pyle. You might re... Continue reading »

January 14, 2010 10:09 EST

Advance Module 2 – Strategies 2

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Introduction / Learning Outcomes: Kevin Cook, Jud Pyle and J... Continue reading »

January 14, 2010 10:07 EST

What to Know About Option Call Spreads

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Option Strategies – Call Spreads When we talk about a “s... Continue reading »

January 13, 2010 15:15 EST

Advance Module 4 – Miscellaneous

Introduction / Learning Outcomes: Kevin Cook, and Jud Pyle walk you through the in’s and out’s of additional topics in options. The ... Continue reading »

January 13, 2010 14:12 EST

Advance Module 3 – Strategies 2

Introduction / Learning Outcomes: Kevin Cook, Jud Pyle and Joe Troccolo walk you through the second of two video series on option strate... Continue reading »

January 13, 2010 14:10 EST

How to Master Selling a Vertical Put Spread

SELLING A PUT SPREAD (Bull Put Spread) When you sell a put spread, it’s actually a bullish trade (which can be confusing to some). Whe... Continue reading »

April 29, 2009 10:35 EDT