Options Talk with OIC

Host Joe Burgoyne dialogues with OIC Instructor Russell Rhoads and Bill Ryan of the OIC Help Desk about a trading strategy that every investor will find use in knowing how to implement - calendar spreads. This podcast will feature a discussion about how this particular strategy works and what investors need to know about the impact of volatility and other important factors such as early assignment and exercise.

As with any trading strategy, there are always benefits and risks. Spreads are no exception. In this podcast featuring OIC Instructor Russell Rhoads and Bill Ryan from OIC's Help Desk, host Joe Burgoyne will discuss with our experts what the advantages and disadvantages are in using spreads and how an investor might want to consider executing a spread given the risks and rewards.

OIC Instructor Bill Ryan and Joe Harwood of OIC's Help Desk sit down with host Joe Burgoyne to discuss debit and credit spreads - what they are and why an investor might want to use them. This podcast also includes a discussion on how these spreads can work with bear and bull spread strategies.

In part two of the series on bull and bear spread strategies, host Joe Burgoyne concludes his conversation with Bill Ryan of OIC’s Help Desk and OIC Instructor Russell Rhoads by explaining how implied volatility factors into bull and bear spreads. The podcast also covers the impact of early exercise and assignment as well as the benefits and risks of using these spread strategies.

OIC Instructor Russell Rhoads and Bill Ryan of OIC's Help Desk speak with host Joe Burgoyne about a couple of strategies that are good for investors to keep in their trading arsenal – Bull and Bear Spreads. The group will define what these spread strategies are and discuss a couple of examples that demonstrate how these spreads can work through to expiration.

Joe Harwood of OIC's Help Desk and OIC Instructor Bill Ryan, along with host Joe Burgoyne, set out to understand why some financial instruments move quickly while others don't. Topics discussed during this podcast include the impact of volatility as well as supply and demand.

OIC Instructor Bill Ryan and Joe Harwood of OIC's Help Desk sit down with host Joe Burgoyne to discuss open interest - how it is defined and how trades are impacted by it. Using a hypothetical, five-day scenario, the group will demonstrate how selling and buying too close can potentially reduce or eliminate open interest.

Host Joe Burgoyne and OIC Instructor Aubree Greenspun explore strategies that deal specifically with volatility including calendar spreads and backspreads. This podcast also include a discussion on historical and implied volatility and important tips for investors to keep in mind when implementing this strategy.

This podcast will cover a product that has garnered a great deal of attention since its release - Weekly options. OIC Instructor Bill Ryan and Joe Harwood from OIC's Help Desk join host Joe Burgoyne in talking about Weekly options - what they are and what investors will need to keep in mind when trading them.

The last of this three part series on The Greeks concludes with host Joe Burgoyne and OIC Instructor Todd Rich defining Vega and discussing the significant ways it can impact an option price.

OIC Instructor Todd Rich and host Joe Burgoyne continue their conversation about The Greeks with an explanation of Gamma, Theta and Rho and the impact of time on each of them.

The Greeks have a reputation for being an extremely complex topic to tackle for even the most experienced investor. However, in this podcast, host Joe Burgoyne and OIC Instructor Todd Rich aim to make it a little easier to digest by breaking down the terms into smaller segments, starting with Delta.

OIC Instructor Aubree Greenspun and host Joe Burgoyne discuss what it means for a spread to be long and short and how these strategies works. This podcast also includes a discussion on vertical and ratio call spreads as well as the impact of volatility on these particular strategies.

Host Joe Burgoyne continues his discussion on American and European Style Options by discussing the methodology in using these particular option styles and some of the strategies associated with each. Guests Darren Tait of the OIC Help Desk and Jim Bittman from the Chicago Board Options Exchange share their perspectives.

In part one of this two part series, Jim Bittman of the Chicago Board Options Exchange and Darren Tait of OIC’s Help Desk explore the differences between American and European Style Options and discuss how dividends can be impacted by these types of options.