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Yesterday the markets were in a sour mood. The markets closed at their lows – a bearish signal. Volume was higher than Friday and the VIX has moved a great percentage in more than three months. Markets seem to be digesting the Brexit vote may not turn out as expected causing concern in the markets. Bond prices are spiking as investors look for safe havens and oil is lower at $48 a barrel. Investors will be looking closely at tomorrow FOMC’s announcement for any interest rate hike clues.

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Article of the Week (The Greeks)

The powerful benefit of option trading is that you can choose your risk parameters. Options have five variables which move the option price, whereas stock only has one – delta. The toughest thing in the world is picking stock direction, and even the best gun slingers have difficulty beating a 50/50 success rate. Options, however can be profitable not only because of stock direction (delta), but also because of the intensity and severity in which the underlying stock moves (gamma). They can make money if the market becomes more or less volatile (vega) or as time to expiration approaches (theta). A well predicted interest rate estimate can also favorably affect the option prices (rho). In short, you choose your poison.

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Trading is almost as much fun as black jack in Vegas, but without all the annoying distractions of free drinks, Broadway shows, gorgeous people with low morals, and free buffets. It also has about the same odds of success, so when you lose all your money you wont have to walk past a smiling pit boss. Even Bruce Wayne lost everything with options in The Dark Knight Rises, and Superman keeps his day job at the Daily Planet newspaper. 

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