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

Carnage in VIX Powers On

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX), also called the ‘fear index’, keeps dropping.

Is This the End of VIX Downtrend?

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) moved in the last week in a range of over 30 and down to 20.

VIX Options, Futures Confuse the Pros Too

By Adam Warner

Prices on the options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) can appear to act illogically.

VIX Not Signaling Panic – Yet

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is testing its highs after a two-year downtrend.

Futures on VIX Looking Oddly Reliable

By Adam Warner

: The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures (NYSE: VXX) is tracking closely the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX).

Rapid Moves in VIX Should Slow

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) and the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) have been unusually volatile lately.

Do Weeklys Weaken Options?

By Adam Warner

The Weekly option products have proven popular, just look at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), PowerShares QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQQ), and SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).

VIX Looks Ready to Run

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) could rise rapidly as the broad market is vulnerable to oil shocks. The VXX futures could be a trading tool.

VIX Down, Sees Big Block Trades

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) has had several large block trades this morning including a put spread and a straight buy of 20,000 calls.

Check Weekly Option PINs in Amazon, Google

By Adam Warner

Weekly options offer greater expiration trading opportunities. Study Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google, (NASDAQ: GOOG).

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