Adam Warner

Adam Warner

Adam Warner is the author of Options Volatility Trading: Strategies for Profiting From Market Swings, released in October 2009 from McGraw-Hill. He co-wrote the options column on Street Insight from 2003 to 2005, and is currently Options Editor at Minyanville.com.

When he’s not writing, Adam is a proprietary option trader with Addormar Co. Inc. He traded as a member of the American Stock Exchange from 1988-2001, and he has traded in several off-floor locations since then.

Adam graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in economics.

Recent Articles

VIX Offshoot XIV Takes Bumpy Ride to Top

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) offshoot VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSE: XIV) has returned 82% to investors.

LinkedIn Trading Requires Kid Gloves

By Adam Warner

Option traders in LinkedIn (NASDAQ: LNKD) should use spreads to limit their risk.

VIX Great to Trade But it is Just a Number

By Adam Warner

There are many ways to trade off the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) except for the spot price itself.

Grown Men Tremble at Fear Gauge Close

By Adam Warner

The monthly settlement price of the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is confusing.

Volatility Spares VIX, Hits GLD and SLV

By Adam Warner

Volatility is impacting pricing in SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD), iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) and iShares Russell 2000 Index (NYSE: IWM) but not the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX).

Silver Volatility Spike is Time to Strike

By Adam Warner

The real volatility in the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) has topped the implied volatility recently.

Apple Trade Bets on Big Move

By Adam Warner

Goldman analysts offer Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) option trade that bets on big move in stock ahead of Developer’s Conference.

VIX Rally Portends Market Move … Or Not

By Adam Warner

The 10-Day Simple Moving Average in the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) shows mixed signals.

VIX Rally Screams for a Yawn

By Adam Warner

A rally in the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) may mean little.

Skew This Volatility Index

By Adam Warner

Contrary to a recent report, call options on the S&P 500 Index Options (CBOE: SPX) are dirt cheap.

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