SteadyOptions Trading Blog

Steady Futures launched in mid-2019 giving us approximately 2.5 years of performance data.  We look at our performance on an absolute basis based on a 50k portfolio size and a relative basis versus the SocGen Trend Index

Trading is a core economic concept that includes the purchase and sale of assets, be it products or services, where the buyer compensates the price to the seller. In other circumstances, trading partners may want to exchange goods and other services.

While running a business and investing are two very different things, there are a number of parallels that apply to both. If you are looking to start trading and you are running a business, or vice-versa, there are some lessons that you can carry from one to the other.

As we all think about investing as a way to keep ourselves financially afloat, there is one group of people that the whole idea of trading and investing may seem more of a risk than normal. Self-employed people, who have to run their own business, trade as themselves, and essentially live a feast or famine lifestyle, could find themselves looking to invest or start trading but fall at the first hurdle because they do not have enough money or they are not able to put up with the risk. 

Steady PutWrite (SPW) launched in early 2019, so we now have close to three years of performance to evaluate on both an absolute basis and relative to the strategy’s benchmark, PUTW (WisdomTree CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Strategy Fund). 

Earlier today I distributed a press release with the results from the Trading Industry Survey we conducted in November. First off, I want to thank all of you who took the time to complete the survey. I greatly appreciate your participation and, as you’ll soon see, the results were intriguing.

Everyone has heard the success stories of people making tons of money from investments, retiring early, and living a life of luxury. But, before you start tying up all your cash in investments, it is crucial to understand more about what is involved.

Gamma measures the rate of change for delta with respect to the underlying asset's price. The gamma of an option is expressed as a percentage and reflects the change in the delta in response to a one point movement of the underlying stock price. Like the delta, the gamma is constantly changing, even with tiny movements of the underlying stock price.

Technology is undoubtedly helpful in many aspects, and stock trading is no exception. Over the years, the stock trading market has experienced improvements as a result of leveraging technology. For instance, stock traders can have faster access to more comprehensive data to help them make a more informed decision.

Trading on the stock market is a serious profession. Individuals can make a very lucrative return whether trading professionally or personally. To successfully trade on the stock market it requires years of dedication, practice and thorough market understanding.

One of the most effective ways to prepare for the future is investing. This is because investing provides a way to have access to resources that are not readily available. While there are many ways to make a nest egg for you and your family, investing provides a way of earning passive income. 

This article contains a glossary of many important terms used by option traders. I believe nobody should trade options before learning at least the most basic terms used in options trading. "Learn first, trade later" is the mantra I have been using again and again, and it never gets old.