Articles in the 'Calendar Spreads' Category

Adjusting Time Spreads with Dan Pasarelli

Dan Pasarelli from Market Taker Mentoring is a veteran of the Chicago trading floors and the author of two books on options trading. A couple days ago he joined us to talk about the art and science of constructing and adjusting time spreads. [wpe_youtube url="http://youtu.be/unaIjC8HvPY" width="600" height="450" fullscreen="allow"] If you would like to hear more

Sep 30th, 2011
by Christopher Smith

How to Adjust Time Spreads

Time spreads are a bit more complicated than the basic vertical spread, or even an iron condor, because they involve the use of options in multiple expiration periods. This complexity becomes evident when looking for good trade candidates and even more so when trying to manage or adjust the positions. On Wednesday, September 28, 2011,

Sep 4th, 2011
by Christopher Smith

Triple Calendar Spread Explained

One aspect of option trading that is particularly frustrating to the novice option traders is the seemingly unlimited ways in which individual option contracts can be bought and sold in various combined strategies to produce all manner of strategies. These option combinations are more than "pie in the sky" options theory.  Each strategy produces a

Mar 16th, 2011
by Christopher Smith

Morphing Calendar Spreads With Dan Sheridan When IV Falls

On Wednesday, Dan Sheridan talked to us about managing calendar spreads when implied volatility is falling.  Most options traders understand and can relate to the idea of price movement hurting calendar spreads, but understanding and responding to changes in implied volatility is a more difficult concept. So, we brought in a real trading professional to

Mar 4th, 2010
by Christopher Smith
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