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

Silver America’s New Favorite Option

By Adam Warner

Options on the iShares Silver ETF (NYSE: SLV) have topped volume charts, followed by ProShares Ultra Short Silver ETF (NYSE: ZSL).

Decline of VIX Futures Worth Watching

By Adam Warner

The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures (NYSE: VXX) is dribbling away.

Apple Lowball Ploy Getting Kind of Low

By Adam Warner

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) beat its earnings estimates again.

Apple Earnings to Cut Options Volatility

By Adam Warner

Tonight’s earnings report from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) should send options volatility lower.

VIX Moves, Just When You Think It Won’t

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) moves big on quiet weeks and seemingly slow days.

Fear Index Can’t Even Get a Driver’s License

By Adam Warner

CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) drifts down during expiration week.

Low Option Volatility Means Vertical Spreads

By Adam Warner

Option volatility has dropped, making it hard to profit by just selling calls. Try vertical spreads.

Apple Options Show No Front-Running Sign

By Adam Warner

There is no obvious evidence that options traders took advantage of the reduced weighting of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the Nasdaq 100.

The VIX Isn’t Low, the SPX is High

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is correctly priced in this slow, grinding market.

Quiet VIX Reflects Broad Market

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) has been quiet lately, just like the broader market.

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