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.
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...
In this episode I will review the performance in 2020. Will start with reviewing the metrics : - Return on Capital - Buying Power Used - Days in Trad...
With holiday season kicking off with Thanksgiving Week, today's episode is a vacation checklist for options traders. This is something that you can u...
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 t...
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 electi...
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. I...
Every week I get to interact with lot of retail investors through webinar. When I enquire about their journey in options, I get to hear multiple reaso...
This is a well guarded secret in brokerage industry. I have not seen many financial publications talking about it. This secret has direct positive im...
Many a times we come across a trade that looks to be "zero risk" on paper. Recently a trade in Nikola motors (NKLA) was talk of the town for this reas...
Trade Opening is the most important step for option premium sellers, yet not much has been talked about it. Most of the folks focus on less importan...