Options Playbook Radio 173: Understanding the Greeks, Part One

Now that earnings season is over it's time to get back to basics: the Greeks. You can find an entire chapter on Greeks in The Options Playbook. This is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, in on the Amazon Kindle edition. In this episode: A review of last time Using the Greeks What does a delta do? Meet the Greeks in The Options Playbook As expiration approaches, what happens to delta? For that, you need gamma What about theta? Delta when a contract is in-, at- or out-of-the-mooney Delta moves slower than other Greeks You can't have slow time decay on a fast moving option Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at [email protected], or to the Options Insider at [email protected].