OptionGig Vivek Somani
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OptionGig podcast is hosted by Vivek , who is an option trader by passion and a full time manager in software industry by profession.
In this podcast he is focused on helping everyday retail investor generate consistent monthly income using option trading as a side gig while working in their day jobs. We discuss option trading concepts, strategies, trades , anything and everything that can help in making better financial decisions, in a simple common person's language.
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050-Buying Option Can Lead To Huge Losses. I'll Show How
Retail option traders, mostly new traders are told to buy options because the risk is limited.
You cannot lose more than what you paid for the premium - this is the line often told to a new trader
In this episode I will share some scenarios in which a trader can lose a lot more money when buying a put option or a call option
I will also discuss how to avoid this scenario
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049-Looking back at the metrics, highlights and gaps in options trading in 2020
In this episode I will review the performance in 2020.
Will start with reviewing the metrics :
- Return on Capital
- Buying Power Used
- Days in Trade
- Win Rate
- Symbols traded
- Option Strategies
In the end I will also provide qualitative summary of what worked for me in 2020 and the gaps that I need to work on in 2021
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048-How To Prepare Portfolio For Holiday Season
With holiday season kicking off with Thanksgiving Week, today's episode is a vacation checklist for options traders.
This is something that you can use to button up your portfolio before going off the grid to enjoy time with friends and families. This will also make sure you don’t get any surprises when you turn your computer back on after a few days of market activity. -
047-Put Call Ratio and its use in decision making
Many new option traders ask me the importance of the Put / Call ratio and how can they use it in making decisions on an option trade. I will address this question in this episode.
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046-Election-proofing the Portfolio and Review of Option Trades
With upcoming elections in US, the question I get the most from our community members is : " How we do protect our portfolio from volatility of elections ?"
I will share my thoughts on why the traditional diversification of portfolio may not work and what choices we have as an option traders.
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045-Market Maker Move, the magic number & Option Trades Review
In this episode I will dig into Market Maker Move (MMM), the number that you sometimes see it on the Thinkorswim platform and then you don't see it. If you wondered what that piece of information is and how you can use it for trading, this episode will clarify it all
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