Events to Look Out for Next Week

Next week’s calendar includes two Central Bank announcements (the RBA and RBNZ), however the crucial events of the week are the Nonfarm Payrolls and the possibility of a government shutdown….

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Options Spreads: Put & Call Combination Strategies

Options Spreads Combinations Explained For example a trader may sell one AAPL 170 call and buy one AAPL 160 call, a type of call spread as defined below.   In…

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Antipodeans: Neutral Towards the End of September

Major stock market indices in the Asia-Pacific region are mostly trading lower on Thursday in anticipation of the latest information regarding Japan’s inflation, unemployment rate, and industrial production. Meanwhile, two…

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Australia to retire Taipan helicopter fleet early after crash

Original source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/australia-to-retire-taipan-helicopter-fleet-early-after-crash-3185831

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Out Of The Money (OTM) Options Explained

Let’s look at a couple of examples:   Out Of The Money Call Option   Suppose a trader owns a 140 IBM Call Dec 20 call option allowing them to buy IBM…

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Australia Monthly CPI Forecast: Inflation expected to accelerate in August on higher petrol prices

The Australian Monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data for August will be published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesda

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Australia’s Qantas flags hit from higher fuel prices

Original source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/australias-qantas-flags-hit-from-higher-fuel-prices-3181272

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Zero Cost (Costless) Collar Explained

The Costless Collar Explained In Detail Stock investors are exposed to downturns in share prices and often use options to protect against major losses.   The simplest protection method is…

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Australia union calls off strike at Chevron LNG facilities

Original source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/australia-lng-union-to-accept-industrial-umpire-terms-in-chevron-disputesource-3180101

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Options Greeks: Theta, Gamma, Delta, Vega And Rho

What Are Options Greeks? Financial derivatives can be volatile and sensitive to factors such as changes in the pricing of the underlying asset. Each character denotes the of sensitivity of…

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