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It is widely acknowledged that the price of the underlying directly impacts the premium of the option. Therefore, options are termed derivatives. Their current value is directly derived from movement of the underlying price. Is the opposite also true? Does movement of the option value affect the underlying price?

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. 

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.

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.

It was brought to my attention that Seeking Alpha now restricts the number of articles people can read for free, so I will reprint few of the key articles I wrote for SA. This one was my fist article, written in 2011, and it gives an introduction of the earnings straddle strategy that we have been using for the last 10 years with great success.

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. 

A portfolio with multiple funds will drift away from the original allocation over time if it is not rebalanced. In this article I’ll show how rebalancing can be implemented and how it can be beneficial. It's called buy, hold, and rebalance.