OptionGig podcast is hosted by Vivek , who is an option trader by passion and a full time manager in software industry by profession. In this podcast he is focused on helping everyday retail investor generate consistent monthly income using option trading as a side gig while working in their day jobs. We discuss option trading concepts, strategies, trades , anything and everything that can help in making better financial decisions, in a simple common person's language.

Episode List

050-Buying Option Can Lead To Huge Losses. I'll Show How

Mar 4th, 2021 7:04 AM

Retail option traders, mostly new traders are told to buy options because the risk is limited. You cannot lose more than what you paid for the premium - this is the line often told to a new trader In this episode I will share some scenarios in which a trader can lose a lot more money when buying a put option or a call option I will also discuss how to avoid this scenario Hope you'll enjoy this episode.

049-Looking back at the metrics, highlights and gaps in options trading in 2020

Jan 19th, 2021 7:43 AM

In this episode I will review the performance in 2020. Will start with reviewing the metrics : - Return on Capital - Buying Power Used - Days in Trade - Win Rate - Symbols traded - Option Strategies In the end I will also provide qualitative summary of what worked for me in 2020 and the gaps that I need to work on in 2021 Hope you'll enjoy listening to this

048-How To Prepare Portfolio For Holiday Season

Nov 30th, 2020 2:51 AM

With holiday season kicking off with Thanksgiving Week, today's episode is a vacation checklist for options traders. This is something that you can use to button up your portfolio before going off the grid to enjoy time with friends and families. This will also make sure you don’t get any surprises when you turn your computer back on after a few days of market activity.

047-Put Call Ratio and its use in decision making

Nov 2nd, 2020 5:10 AM

Many new option traders ask me the importance of the Put / Call ratio and how can they use it in making decisions on an option trade. I will address this question in this episode. Then I will discuss the option trades from previous episode and a new trade from this week.

046-Election-proofing the Portfolio and Review of Option Trades

Oct 19th, 2020 3:16 AM

With upcoming elections in US, the question I get the most from our community members is : " How we do protect our portfolio from volatility of elections ?" I will share my thoughts on why the traditional diversification of portfolio may not work and what choices we have as an option traders. Find more videos and education content at https://.optiongig.com - all for FREE !! Please subscribe OptionGig on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzRV68jzvb3R7OSdTrFBASw

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