Thursday, August 5, 2010

Options Tactician

Hello folks -


I am pleased to announce that I have joined forces with optionMONSTER to start a new service called "Options Tactician." Please follow this Link to start a free 14-day trial period. 


The service will provide option trading ideas for traders looking to capitalize on event or catalyst driven opportunities as well as volatility mis-pricing in the marketplace. Those who are familiar with my trading style will quickly notice that I comprehensively review and discuss the following before committing capital in a trade: 


- Under the radar, improving or deteriorating fundamentals
- Detail technical check on charts
- Collective wisdom (or foolishness) of analysts community
- Institutional interest from options order flow to gauge the sentiment


I will run the service as I manage my own personal portfolio. There will be an active live option model portfolio for all subscribers to see how positions are performing at any given time. As I have repeatedly said in the past, capital preservation always trumps aggression for profits. When I find a story that makes sense, my primary focus is on designing a strategy that provides the best risk/reward balance. Control your risk first. With proper homework, profits will come over time. 


I make a lot of directional and range-bound bets, but more importantly I pay very close attention to changes in implied volatilities and option Greeks, which are key ingredients necessary to understand movements in options pricing relative to the underlying. 


I am looking forward to having you join my subscription and working together to make money.


Fahad Khalid