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

Iron Condors – The Right Options Strategy for Right Now

By Adam Warner

We seem to be at a crossroads with options: They're too cheap to sell and too expensive to buy. So here's what you want to do.

A Glitch in the VIX

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index-VIX has a tendency to look weaker on Fridays and stronger on Mondays when no real change in volatility has occurred. Find out why.

Put-Call Ratio – What’s the Put-Call Ratio Saying About the Market Now?

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Equity Put/Call Ratio recently hit a six-month low, but what does this mean for traders?

Put/Call Ratios – Using Put/Call Ratios to Gauge Investor Sentiment

By Adam Warner

Put/call ratios are used to measure investor sentiment, but there are some serious flaws with the calculation that traders need to take into consideration.

Is the VIX Cheap on the Anniversary of the Bear Market Low?

By Adam Warner

A year after we hit the bear market lows with the VIX around 50, the 'fear index' is now below 20. But does that mean the VIX is cheap here?

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