Think like a trader
The Generic, No-Voodoo Trading Process
I notice that in conversations with traders, they often think about entries, exits, and discrete trades with some sort of
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Think like a traderTrading as a businessSo You Want to Start a Trading Business
I work with many traders who aspire to turn their passion for the markets into a serious trading business. And
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OptionsQuant tradingRThink like a traderIntuitive Options Pricing
In this article, we’ll use simulation and simple visualisations to build intuition around how different variables drive the price of
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OptionsQuant tradingThink like a traderPricing a Sports Bet like an Option
This post assumes basic knowledge of Options and Mathematical Expectation. Most of the features that you observe about options are simply
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Quant tradingPortfolio Hedging with Put Options
Read the previous parts of this 101 series on options: There are 2 good reasons to buy put options: Because
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OptionsLong Options Payoff Profiles
In this article, we explore the payoff to holding long options positions. Read the previous parts of this 101 series
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OptionsThe Value of an Option at Expiration
Read the previous parts of this 101 series on options: Options have value because the future is uncertain. One thing
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OptionsOptions 101: Understanding the Basics of Financial Options
In the previous article, we discussed what makes an option valuable. At its core, an option is about choice—the choice
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OptionsThink like a traderOptions are just options – Why are they valuable?
Financial options contracts are really just options. That is, they give us a choice or an option to do something. We’ll go through a
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Think like a traderFinding Edges: The Importance of Being a Pirate
In much of life, success results from doing what other people expect you to be doing. You get top marks
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Data analysisRRevisiting Overnight vs Intraday Equity Returns
Back in May 2020, in the eye of the Covid storm, we looked at overnight vs intraday returns in US
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Think like a traderTrading 101: Understanding the Expected Value of Uncertain Bets
Industry veterans sometimes remark that successful gamblers tend to make good traders, and engineers tend to make lousy traders. This