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

Charting the VIX

Find out what can (and can't) be gleaned from charting the VIX.

Buy-Write – Are Covered Calls All They’re Cracked Up to Be?

A new study calls into question the benefits of the most popular option strategy.

Long Gamma – How to Make a Long Gamma Position Work for You

Options expert explains what it means to be long gamma and how to make this kind of position work for you in a trending or range-bound environment.

Dividend Plays – Too Good to be True?

The idea behind a dividend play is to find a virtually risk-free way to get short calls and hope the pre-existing owners do not exercise them. But the odds of winning are not in your favor. Find out why.

Covered Calls – When is the Best Time to Use a Buy-Write?

Covered call writing is the most popular use of options, but some people pick the wrong time to employ the strategy.