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

Citi Options Most Actively Traded

By Adam Warner

Citigroup (<strong>C</strong>) has the most actively traded options, leading some to conclude that traders are bullish on the stock, but there may be <em>less</em> here than meets the eye.

Expiration Day and Gamma – What You Need to Know

By Adam Warner

There are notions out there that volatility explodes when options expire. It doesn't, per se. What expiration does do though is magnify the trend in progress thanks to gamma.

VIX Bottom – Bottom-Fishing Cheap Options is an Expensive Game

By Adam Warner

Options are so cheap right now it's hard not to buy them in hopes that volatility will spike from its incredibly low levels. But trying to time a volatility bottom can be costly.

Intel-INTC Earnings Trade

By Adam Warner

Intel (<strong>INTC</strong>) reports earnings Tuesday, but if you're planning to make an earnings trade, you might want to hold off a bit. Find out why.

Implied Volatility – Why Put Options Don’t Always Gain When a Stock Falls

By Adam Warner

Think all traders who owned Research In Motion (<strong>RIMM</strong>) put options were sitting pretty after the company announced disappointing earnings? Not quite. Find out why.

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