Steve Smith
Steve Smith have been involved in all facets of the investment industry in a variety of roles ranging from speculator, educator, manager and advisor. This has taken him from the trading floors of Chicago to hedge funds on Wall Street to the world online. From 1987 to 1996, he served as a market maker at the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). From 1997 to 2007, he was a Senior Columnist and Managing Editor for TheStreet.com, handling their Option Alert and Short Report newsletters. The Option Alert was awarded the MIN “best business newsletter” in 2006. From 2009 to 2013, Smith was a Senior Columnist and Managing Editor for Minyanville’s OptionSmith newsletter, as well as a Risk Manager Consultant for New Vernon Capital LLC. Smith acted as an advisor to build models and option strategies to reduce portfolio exposure and enhance returns for the four main funds. Since 2015, he has worked for Adam Mesh Trading Group. There, he has managed Options360 and Earning 360, been co-leader of Option Academy, and contributed to The Option Specialist website.
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2 Lithium Funds To Supercharge Your Portfolio
Lithium is one of the key components in rechargeable batteries. As the world heads towards a greener energy future, the demand for lithium is expected to rise dramatically. The shift towards electric vehicles, which require lithium as a key component in the batteries that power them, is putting a strain on global lithium supplies. Lithium already […]
Is The Housing Market In A Bubble? [Homebuilding Stocks To Watch]
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The housing market has cooled from its blistering pace of this year’s 1st half. However, demand remains robust with prices continuing to rise. So, why have homebuilders, as represented by the iShares U.S Home Construction ETF (ITB), declined over 9% in the past week? Granted, ITB and many individual homebuilders have enjoyed huge gains from […]
The Pros And Cons Of Buying Weekly Options
One of the aspects I love about running the Options360 service is the member interactions I receive through live webinars and their ability to email me directly. Members have the ability to ask me about specific positions and strategies, or general concepts. A recent question came from Agnes, who asked what the pros and cons of weekly […]
Revealed: How Stock Splits Help Options Traders
Stock splits re-entered the trading lexicon and grabbed the headlines when “Apple (AAPL),” and then “Tesla (TSLA),” announced they would be conducting a 4-for-1 and 5-for-1 stock split, respectively. Following the announcements, shares of each are up 18% for AAPL, and TSLA has zoomed up 40% in just six days. You couldn’t ask for two better […]
Options Trading: Understanding Put-Call Parity
If I had a nickel for every time someone told me they love covered calls for their conservative income generation, but would never sell a naked put because that’s too risky, I could retire from trading. The fact is a covered call is exactly the same, in terms of both risk and reward, of selling a […]
Using A Stock Replacement Strategy To Reduce Risk Without Limiting Upside
The last time we discussed using a stock replacement strategy was back in February when the “SPDR 500 (SPY)” was hitting an all-time high. With nothing but clear skies, no visible ‘overhead’ on the charts, and an economy seemingly firing on all cylinders, investors might have rightly viewed advice to temper their bullishness with skepticism. […]
Why It’s Not Too Late To Protect Your Portfolio
A few years ago there was an Interactive Broker (IBKR) commercial that used to run with frequency showing a woman arriving late for dinner saying, “Sorry, the market’s a mess, it’s down 2% and everyone’s selling, I needed to get some hedges on.” Can you imagine a 2% decline inducing a rush to hedge? What […]
What Percentage Of Options Expire Worthless?
One of the persistent and pernicious myths regarding options is that 80% of all options expire worthless. The number belies the fact that most options get closed well before expiration and can create some misleading belief that selling premium is the only sure way to make money trading options. We’ve all seen the marketing emails […]
3 Mistakes To Avoid When Trading Options
As Charles Schwab (SCHW) led the charge into zero commission trading — which was quickly followed by everyone from other discount brokers such as E*Trade (ETFC) to full-service funds such as Fidelity – was rightly viewed as a boon for most traders. But one of the unintended consequences might have been that ‘no transactions fees’ […]
The 6 Rookie Mistakes Options Traders Should Avoid
As most normal people are winding down the year and finishing up their holiday shopping, I thought this would be a good time to review some of the common mistakes traders make when using options. As shoppers have become increasingly savvy in finding online bargains and discounts, we see similar behavior spilling into other aspects of […]
