The Options Industry Council (OIC)

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OIC is an industry resource provided by OCC that offers trustworthy education about the benefits and risks of exchange-listed options.

Learn more about options at www.OptionsEducation.org.

Operating as usual

02/14/2025

Some of these risk variables, like implied volatility and stock price, change constantly during market hours while strike price, interest rate and dividend assumptions may not change at all for the life of the contract. https://bit.ly/3AdhR1n

02/14/2025

Follow Cupid’s ar(RHO) and fall in love with the option Greeks. This Wednesday, at 3:30 p.m. CT, OIC Instructor Ken Keating will be focusing on the risk measures that influence option pricing.

Ken will be outlining the following Greeks:
-Theta: The passage of time
- Vega: Changes in implied volatility levels
- Rho: Rising and falling interest rates

Save your spot at https://bit.ly/40Xjdbg

02/13/2025

Our Historical and Implied Volatility tool got an update and is available for users to compare a security’s historical volatility with the 30-day implied volatility of the options. https://bit.ly/3Ch7MSc

The Definition of Gamma & Gamma Through Metaphor 02/12/2025

Your understanding of the Greeks may be running on all gas and no breaks.

Learn the Greeks through metaphor before deep diving into Gamma during this week’s webinar:

The Definition of Gamma & Gamma Through Metaphor Have you ever had trouble understanding Gamma and what it measures? If so, try learning about it in a slightly different way with OIC instructor Mat Cashman....

02/10/2025

Join Ken Keating this Wednesday at 3:30 CT for the first webinar of February covering Delta and Gamma ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hnkrmc

02/10/2025

Join Ken Keating this Wednesday at 3:30 CST for the first webinar of February covering Delta and Gamma ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hnkrmc

The Definition of Delta & Delta Through Metaphor 02/09/2025

Delta can tell you ____________ like a car speedometer can tell you ____________.

Fill in the blanks by learning the Greeks through metaphor prior to a deep dive into Delta during this week’s webinar:

The Definition of Delta & Delta Through Metaphor Have you ever had trouble understanding Delta and what it measures? If so, try learning about it in a slightly different way with OIC instructor Mat Cashman....

02/08/2025

The ground hog has predicted that OIC Instructor Ken Keating will be appearing in this month’s webinar series. Ken will be popping up this Wednesday at 3:30 PM CT to explain the role that option Greeks play in options pricing.

Ken will be detailing topics including:
- The definitions of Delta and Gamma
- The impact of Delta and Gamma within an option price
- Interpretation and applications of Delta and Gamma

Don’t miss out. Register at https://bit.ly/4hnkrmc

02/07/2025

Interest rates affect options primarily through the risk-free rate, a key component in options pricing models like the Black-Scholes model. The risk-free rate is the theoretical return on an investment with zero risk, typically approximated using government bonds, such as U.S. Treasury bills. https://bit.ly/3QUM1Mf

02/06/2025

Delta, Gamma and Rho… oh my! Host Mark Benzaquen is joined by special guest, Ankit Mehra of Mehra Wealth Management, to discuss the Greeks. The pair dive into why learning about the Greeks is important to managing risk.

Find out the details by listening in at https://bit.ly/4aHB49w

02/04/2025

OIC instructor Mat Cashman is joining Webull to discuss the option Greek, Delta from an alternative perspective.

Join to learn more about synthetics and reframe how you think about Delta https://bit.ly/3PVXuKH

02/04/2025

Terminology Tuesday: Contract Adjustments [KAHN-trackt uh-JUSST-muhnts]

Learn More ➡️ https://bit.ly/40Dzz7F

02/03/2025

You are going to love all the learning opportunities that are coming up this month! https://bit.ly/3T1CzZn

01/31/2025

The higher the volatility of the underlying stock, the higher the premium. This is because there is a greater possibility that the option will move in-the-money. Generally, as the volatility of an underlying stock increases, the premiums of both calls and puts overlying that stock increase and vice versa. https://bit.ly/3WBRfP5

01/29/2025

Psssssssssssssttttttt! Start the year of the snake off with a brand-new Wide World of Options podcast. Host Mark Benzaquen is joined by Emily Kurtz of Public.com to discuss fundamental concepts and options terminology.

Tune it at https://bit.ly/4a5Llw2

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