Posts by 140dbllc

Guest Post: In the Shadow of Concentrated Pain to Come

Guest contributor and option trading specialist, Don Dale, makes a case that the current historical level of US equity market concentration represents a structurally and economically advantageous time to act with derivatives...

By 140dbllc | June 14, 2024 | Open

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Guest Post: 3 Volatility Market Predictions for 2024

Guest contributor and option trading specialist, Don Dale, offers a few of his top volatility predictions for 2024...

By 140dbllc | December 19, 2023 | Open

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Guest Post: Tactical Impacts of 0DTE Boom

Guest Post: Derivatives specialist, Don Dale, shares key missing pieces to the 0DTE option puzzle...

By 140dbllc | August 21, 2023 | Open

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Guest Post: The VIX Is Not Broken

Guest Post: Derivatives specialist, Don Dale, offers a thoughtful case for why the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is not broken, despite punditry claims to the contrary. Two pearls of wisdom, up front: 1) Pundits like to complain; and, 2) Be careful what you wish for!

By 140dbllc | January 26, 2023 | Open

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Guest Post: More on Year-End SPX Option Impacts

Guest Post: Derivatives specialist, Don Dale, adds his final thoughts to potential year-end market impacts caused by the mechanics of one of the most successful option overlay products in the market today; the $15 billion JP Morgan Hedged Equity Fund...

By 140dbllc | December 28, 2022 | Open

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Guest Post: Santa or Grinch? Impacts From The Next Big Option Trade

Guest Post: Derivatives specialist, Don Dale, joins the Feed to explain potential year-end market impacts caused by the mechanics of one of the most successful option overlay products in the market today; the $15 billion JP Morgan Hedged Equity Fund...

By 140dbllc | December 15, 2022 | Open

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A Regulatory Outlook for Off-Exchange Market Makers in the Aftermath of the GameStop Hearings

Alphacution contributor, Stanislav Dolgopolov, provides a detailed review of potential regulatory issues - including payment for order flow (PFOF), the multiplicity of roles of off-exchange market makers, and their informational advantages, among others - that may receive new scrutiny in the aftermath of the GameStop congressional hearings.

By 140dbllc | May 26, 2021 | Open

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This Fed Put is Out of the Money

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By 140dbllc | May 16, 2020 | Open

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