Synopsis
The Options Industry Council was created to educate investors and their financial advisors about the benefits and risks of exchange-traded equity options. This podcast series will feature discussions with industry experts and exchange professionals about the latest topics that are impacting the options industry. Disclaimer: Beginning in February 2015, the Expiration Date for monthly options was moved from Saturday to Friday. Most options that expire in a given month usually expire on the third Friday of the month.
Episodes
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Straddles – Part 2
07/04/2010 Duration: 10minIn part two of this two part series, Host Joe Burgoyne wraps up his discussion with Darren Tait of OIC's Help Desk and OIC Instructor Bill Ryan with a discussion about how short straddles may impact your trading strategy.
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Straddles – Part 1
31/03/2010 Duration: 09minOIC Instructor Bill Ryan and Darren Tait from the OIC Help Desk join host Joe Burgoyne in explaining the complexities of using a straddle and whether you can profit or lose no matter which way the underlying moves.
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Covered Call vs The Collar Strategy
24/03/2010 Duration: 16minHost Joe Burgoyne speaks with Bill Ryan from OIC's Help Desk and Todd Rich, an OIC instructor, about what exactly is a covered call, how it can be used and how it compares to the collar strategy.
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Volatility Collapse and Explosion
17/03/2010 Duration: 13minHost Joe Burgoyne and Peter Lusk, an OIC instructor, continue their discussion on volatility by focusing on what happens when volatility collapses or explodes.
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![Volatility and Earnings]()
Volatility and Earnings
27/02/2010 Duration: 11minOIC Instructor Peter Lusk and host Joe Burgoyne discuss the type of impact that volatility can have on earnings and how positions change when volatility moves.
