It’s becoming common knowledge that commodity-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have some basic design flaws that not only affect their performance but also have an impact on the very futures

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One of the option strategies I often warn against more than recommend is the basic covered call. This may seem odd given that covered calls -- in which one buys underlying stock and sells a related c

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With September options set to expire this Friday, it’s time to take a look at the configuration of open interest to see if we can glean what, if any, influence it will have on the market. In lo

This week presents a bit of a conundrum for options traders as to whether owning or selling is the better play heading into a holiday weekend. A few of the issues that are at play against

In last week’s article, Back Spreads Insure Against Investing Catastrophes, I discussed using back spreads as a means to establish a low-cost position that would benefit from a sharp directiona

Professor Warner discusses some of the dynamics that lead to pinning action on option expiration. And as he rightly notes, while the hedging activity will tend to draw prices to the strike price, he

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Back SpreadThis recent rally has left a lot of people scratching their heads. Personally,  I’ve been scratching my back. As in, using a back-spread strategy as a means of establishing some