Another Big Up Well despite my musings, the weak pound and Brent crude price(76.99) have favoured FTSE. We are a … More
Author: Terrapin Trader
First found out about options in 1995.From the arcane magazine Exchange and Mart! First trade- a covered call on VOD in 1999. Made 10%,VOD almost doubled. That's when I realised I was not a good trader,and I was forgiven thanks to the amazing world of exchange traded options
Trade 78, A Faint Whiff of Desperation
When No Trade IS a Postion Last week was a nothing, insufficient moves to make volatility do anything helpful for … More
That Was The Week ending 04May
Uneventful, But Reminiscent of 2017 All the tiny daily gains wiped out on Thursday,then a big up on Friday. Weak … More
Trade77 A Flight of Fancy
Starting With the Hard Bits What IS Trade 77? I thought it might be fun to try and mix … More
That Was The Week Ending 27th April
Back Up To The Ceiling Well the eagerly awaited drop and subsequent hike in volatility didn’t happen. Our graphic shows … More
Trade 76 When The Market’s A Bit Too Happy
When Vol is Neither Big nor small We sometimes like to go directional, but an outright purchase of options is … More