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Options Physics Basic

Educational programming for the beginner, advanced and pro trader taught by the Jedi Knights of the derivatives industry. The invaluable education presented by the Options Physics team will help transform the average trader into an options all-star.

  • 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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Basic: Volatility Part 2

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Lesson 2: what is volatility and why is it so important? ... Continue reading »

January 16, 2010 12:03 EST

Basic: Volatility Part 3

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Lesson 3: how probability can put profits in our pockets ... Continue reading »

January 16, 2010 12:02 EST

Basic: Volatility Part 4

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Lesson 4: how probability can put profits in our pockets ... Continue reading »

January 16, 2010 12:01 EST

Basic: Volatility Part 5

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Understanding volatility—the 4 varieties you need to know... Continue reading »

January 16, 2010 12:01 EST

Basic: Volatility Part 6

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Lesson 6: volatility is all about speed and probability! W... Continue reading »

January 16, 2010 12:00 EST

Basic: Volatility Part 7

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Lesson 7: Historical Vol vs. “Future” Vol—The Recipe ... Continue reading »

January 16, 2010 11:59 EST

Basic: Volatility Part 8

Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Lesson 8: Forecast Volatility—or, How to Cook Your Own Opt... Continue reading »

January 16, 2010 11:58 EST

Basic: Volatility Part 9

  Open a virtual trading account to practice what you pick up in each module Lesson 9: Implied Volatility—What the Current Market’s... Continue reading »

January 16, 2010 11:57 EST

How to Execute a Long Call Options Strategy: Part 1

LONG CALL PRACTICAL BASICS #1 Now that you have learned the basic academics of the long call, let’s take a look at the applicati... Continue reading »

April 27, 2009 08:05 EDT

How to Execute a Long Call Options Strategy: Part 2

LONG CALL PRACTICAL BASICS #2: Now we know that you can profit – and lose for that matter – from an option with its intrins... Continue reading »

April 27, 2009 07:53 EDT