Sit back. Take a deep breath. Breathe.  If you are an investor who is long assets, a business person, or a citizen of the free world, it has been a long, traumatic week. We don't need to rehash what happened. We don't need to go into long winded explanations of what is causing it and/or ... Read more

Along with the falling dollar, it bears the single most responsibility for the bull market in commodities. It possesses formidable fundamentals as demand for it is at an all time high while production capability is or already has reached its peak.  Traders use it as currency. Terrorists use i ... Read more

Over the course of any given week in our offices, we get calls from a variety of traders, investors, and prospective clients - many of whom ask a similar question: "Do you sell options on the S&P?".  The short answer to this question is "Yes, we do." The typical ensuing conversat ... Read more

Investors seeking diversification for their option writing portfolio may want to consider the often overlooked softs markets. While commodity rock stars like gold and oil often dominate headlines, softs are known for respecting their fundamentals and not as susceptible to outside influences such a ... Read more

Exciting it is not. Headline grabbing? Not since last summer's weather. But for option sellers looking to generate income, a nice, steady fundamentally driven market may be just what the doctor ordered.  Trying to pick "the low" in the stock market may be more exciting but real in ... Read more