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Podcast: Options Boot Camp
Episode: Options Bootcamp 17: Should I Buy, or Should I Sell?
Description: Options 101: The quintessential options debate -- buy options or sell them? Many options professionals lean toward "when in doubt palms out." Simplify the options universe into two segments of risk: directional risk and volatility risk. The use of delta and other Greeks when deciding or analyzing when to buy or sell options. Short premium pros and cons Long premium pros and cons Mail Call: Recruits are asking a lot of questions. Question from Tim Nagerty:Mark and the other drill instructors have repeatedly stressed portfolio margin on this program, but I'm somewhat confused by this concept...