Tune in as host Ed Modla and OIC Instructor, Ken Keating, discuss the long straddle, a strategy for an investor that believes there is going to be a large market move in either direction. Then, Ed will answer your listener questions and discuss how you can calculate potential profit from your options trade.  

OICs Wide World of Options

Wide World of Options 75: Capitalizing on Market Moves with the Straddle

Wide World of Options 74: What is the Option Collar? In this episode you’ll hear from host Ed Modla and Patrick Ceresna, Founder and Chief Derivative Market Strategist at Big Picture Trading. The duo will break down the construction of the option collar and talk position management. Then on Looking Back, Ed will return to the year 1973 to discuss the launch of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) and how over-the-counter options were handled prior to being listed on the exchange.  

Wide World of Options 74: What is the Option Collar?

On Strategy Spotlight, host Ed Modla chats with Parkwood Capital’s Kerry Given, a.k.a. Dr. Duke, about the Iron Condor. They discuss how the strategy is constructed, the impact of market conditions and differences to consider when comparing stock to index options. Later in the show, Ed answers listener questions about implied volatility and option exercise.

Wide World of Options 73: Breaking Down The Iron Condor

On Strategy Spotlight, host Ed Modla sits down with Todd Salamone, Vice President of Schaeffer’s Investment Research, to discuss the upside and downside risks associated with holding a long call position. They will analyze market direction, provide insight for selecting a strategy and explore management and exiting techniques.

Wide World of Options 72: The Ups and Downs of A Long Call Position

What is technical analysis and how can it be used to establish directional options strategies? Join host Ed Modla and Dan Gramza, President of Gramza Capital Management, as they discuss market structure, analysis of price movements and ways to put it together with an options strategy. Later, in Tools, Resources and Good Reads, Ed shares an OIC tool that may help you evaluate market moves.

Wide World of Options 71: Technical Analysis

Curious about two-tier income strategies? Join host Ed Modla and CEO of Equity Armour Investments, Luke Rahbari, as they break down market condition, strike and expiration selection, strategy construction, downside risk and more.

Wide World of Options Episode 70: A Multi-Tiered Approach

Join host Ed Modla and Mark Benzaquen, Manager of the OCC Investor Services team, as they discuss the collar strategy and the many ways that it can be used for downside protection. Then, Ed will take a look back at the launch of the options industry in the 1970s and its evolution to present-day.

WWoO 69: Using the Collar for Protection

Tune in as host Ed Modla and guest Dan Keegan of Option Thinker discuss using straddles as an investment strategy, the risks and rewards, plus how certain variables can impact pricing. Then later in the show, Ed will share resources for strategy selection and answer some of your listener questions.

Wide World of Options 68: Straddles and Listener Questions

WWOO 67: Selling Options as an Investment Strategy Many investors focus on buying assets for their portfolios - but it takes buyers and sellers to make a market. And the truth is both sides have benefits, as well as risks. Join Cboe’s Jermal Chandler and Ed Modla on this rebroadcast from OIC’s webinar series for a discussion about the key aspects of the selling side of the trade.

OIC's Wide World of Options 67: Selling Options as an Investment Strategy

On Strategy Spotlight, Joe Burgoyne chats with OIC Director of Retail Education, Ed Modla about the intricacies of the Three-Way Even Money Spread. Then, Joe takes a look back on his time with WWoO as he passes the torch to Ed who will be taking over hosting duties going forward.

OICs Wide World of Options 66: Three-Way Spreads and New Beginnings

On Strategy Spotlight, host Joe Burgoyne sits down with Senior Specialist Bill Ryan, a show regular and familiar voice from the OCC Investor Services desk. Together, they’ll discuss bull call spreads and when an investor might want to employ this event-targeted strategy. Then, Joe will take listener questions on strike prices and the options market.

OICs Wide World of Options 65: Trading a Bull Call Spread

Tune in as host Joe Burgoyne interviews Tony Zhang, Chief Strategist at OptionsPlay, about debit spreads. Learn the definitions and considerations that may be helpful when deploying this slightly complex strategy. Then, Joe will review valuable tools and resources that are currently available on OIC’s website.

OICs Wide World of Options 64: Debit Spreads and the OIC Website

Jermal Chandler, an instructor at Cboe Options Institute discusses his unique journey from chemist to trader. Then, he and host Joe Burgoyne will help to break down Ratio Spreads, Front Spreads and Backspreads. Later in the show, Joe will answer your listener questions.

OICs Wide World of Options 63: ​Demystifying Spread Strategies

Join OIC host Joe Burgoyne and long-time OIC instructor, Bill Ryan as they discuss the short put and other bullish strategies that might be more challenging to implement in a volatile market.

​OICs Wide World of Options 62: Strategy Considerations for a Volatile Market

Join OIC for a lively discussion featuring our entire Investor Services team – these are the options professionals who help everyone with an interest in expanding their industry knowledge, from those who've never bought a single call to traders and advisors with years of experience. This session will be a showcase of the team, their services and their decades of combined experience with listed options.

OICs Wide World of Options 61: Panel - The Option Pros Tell All

Hosted by Joe Burgoyne, Director of Retail Education for The Options Industry Council, OIC's Wide World of Options will feature a dynamic mix of current events, investor resources, strategy insights and interviews with a variety of options professionals from throughout the industry.

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