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Index
Introduction
Endnote
Part I The Framework
Chapter 1 The Insurance Business
How Insurance Companies Make Money
How Insurance Companies Lose Money
Success Drivers of the Insurance Business
Chapter 2 Trade Selection
Market Selection
Strategy Selection
Time Frame
Volatility
Pricing
Endnote
Chapter 3 Risk Management
Risk Management
Money Management
Position Sizing
Portfolio Diversification
Adjusting the Different Trades
Addressable Risks
Insuring the Portfolio Against Black Swan Events
Chapter 4 Trade Execution
Conditions of the Market
Evaluate Potential Realized Volatility
Evaluate Implied Volatility
Evaluate the Months
Evaluate the Skew
Evaluate Other Products
Trade
Order Entry
Chapter 5 The Trading Plan
The Mind-Set
The Importance of Sticking to the Process
Questions Your Trading Plan Should Answer
Endnotes
Chapter 6 Trading Infrastructure
Risk Capital
The Trading Platform (Broker)
Portfolio Margin
Information Resources and Other Analytical Tools
Dedicated Space
Backup Plans
Chapter 7 Learning Processes
The Trading Journal
Sounding Board
Endnote
Part II Implementing the Business
Chapter 8 Understanding Volatility
What Causes Volatility?
Three-Dimensional
Volatility and the Model
Chapter 9 Most Used Strategies
The Vertical Spread
The Iron Condor
The ATM Iron Butterfly
The Calendar Spread or Time Spread
The Ratio Back and Front Spread
Endnote
Chapter 10 Operating the Business: Putting Together TOMIC 1.0 from A to Z
Trading Plan
Executing the Trading Plan
Part III Lessons from the Trading Floor
Chapter 11 Lessons from the Trading Floor on Volatility
Understanding Weighted Vegas in SPX Index Options
Taking on the Skew
Four Tips When the VIX Cash Is Depressed
How to Find and Track Volatility Skew
SPX Skew: It’s All Relative
Understanding Implied Volatility in Iron Condors
The Stages of Skew
Chapter 12 Lessons from the Trading Floor on Risk Management
Cash Is a Position
The Card Game Value
Why Are Option Trading Hands So Hard to Sit On?
How Option Time Value Premium Decays over the Weekend
When Is the Time to De-risk Your Portfolio?
How to Trade When You Go on Vacation
Chapter 13 Lessons from the Trading Floor on Trading and Execution
What Everybody Should Know About Payment for Order Flow
When Should You Worry About Assignment?
A Successful Short SPX Calendar
Butterfly Trading Checklist
What Is the Proper Width for an Index Butterfly’s Wings?
The Importance of Good Exits
Preparing to Trade for a Living, How Much Capital Is Needed?
The Importance of Focus
Chapter 14 Lessons from the Trading Floor on the Other Greeks
What Happens to the Gamma of ITM or OTM Options When IV Increases?
Why Do I Need to Weight My Option Portfolio?
Gamma Scalping
Chapter 15 The Beginning
Appendix A Recommended Reading
Category 1: The Starter
Category 2: Getting Ready to Start Paper Trading
Category 3: Ready to Trade
Category 4: Advanced and Mathematical
Other Books That Might Be Useful
Appendix B Strategy Learning Sequence
Appendix C OptionPit.com
Appendix D Kite Spread
Index
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