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A major barrier to option trading for the average retail investor is the complete lack of relevant and pertinent information available regarding the intricacies of options. Anyone that has attempted to learn option trading from scratch knows how painstaking a process it can be. Outside of the "online training courses," which typically cost upwards of $1000; the web is somehow void of any option related study materials beyond the absolute basics found on Investopedia and similar websites. (I find it ridiculous that step by step tutorials can be found on how to build a nuclear generator in your garage, yet its nearly impossible to find info on intermediate to advanced combination strategies?!) Intent on learning all the ins and outs of options but lacking the funds to pay for an expensive class, I was led to a place typically dismissed by anyone under the age of 30, the library. Over the past 36 months, I have read every option related book in my state library system, and have scoured online book retailers for any other texts recommended by astute bloggers and other investors I respect. Through much trial and error, I have come to find what works and what doesn't when applying many of the option strategies and theories out there. While no trading vehicle is perfect, it is my belief that options are the best way to trade in this highly volatile, up and down market with which we must now contend. Thus, it is my intention to provide insight and commentary into a world often described as too risky for the average retail investor. To this end, I recently published what I hope to many informative articles on Options trading and welcome everyone take a look, let me know what you think and hopefully foster some fruitful discussions regarding the many intricacies of options trading. This initial article provides an in-depth analysis of a mistake made by many new options traders, paying way to high of a premium for options in the dates just leading upto qtr earnings when Implied Volatility is highest as I demonstrate in the article. In addition, I show how steps can be taken to anticipate and possibly profit from these consistent IV spikes.
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Quite recently there was a very informative piece by Marc Andreesen, the founder of Netscape on the increasing dominance of software - Why Software Is Eating The World . Its a stunning article . And then Steve Jobs and Dennis Richie depart. It is the time of the Tea Party folks and even grimmer Occupy Wall Street and these techie giants seem to have departed when everything around looks so bleak, when they were most needed. But take a look at it from another perspective and things are no longer bleak. The foundation these and other techie giants laid, opens up a whole new world.This is an interview with Carlota Perez, an economist working in the area of Technology among other things on the emerging new opportunities. A very interesting interview. A world of new opportunities, in every sphere is emerging. Even trading, though it is not explicitly stated in the interview below. My query is : In trading what are the contours of the new opportunities?
