Cash Settlement

Front Month contracts are options contracts that have the least amount of time remaining before expiration. For example, on the 1st of August, the front month contract would the contract that expires in the Month of August. Similarly, on August 31st, the front month contract is the September contract is the front month contract because…

This is a measure of Historical Volatility computed as the annualized standard deviation of returns over a period of days (20, 30, 90 days). See also Implied Volatility & Historical volatility

A block trade is, as the name suggests, a single large order that hits the Unusual Options Activity Tape all at once.  A Sweep is a large order that is broken up and hits the tape in many different small orders.  Here is an example of Block Trade:  And here is an example of a…

This is when you put on a short option position and hedge it with another option position or with long shares. This is essentially the opposite of a naked write.

This is a long post, it helps you understand options a bit better and make some profitable decisions in the future! I try to make theta and options easier to understand by relating it to real estate and moving one step at a time. Let’s dive into the world of Theta and options trading!! #1:…

In the index market, it is the value of the index at expiration. For many indexes, the settlement value is computed on Friday morning and, for that reason, the last day to trade some index options is on a Thursday before expiration. See Also:  Exercise Price, Automatic Exercise