What’s the difference between Asian, American, and European style options? American and European are very similar, but European options can’t be exercised until expiry, while American options can. Asian options use the mean average of the spot price of the underlying to determine payoff at expiry. . . . . . . #finance #hedgefund #stockmarket #stocks #stocktrading #investing #education #math #optionstrading #financialliteracy

With a traditional IRA, you’d get your tax break up front and pay no tax on your deposits until you withdraw them. With a Roth IRA, your contributions come from taxed income, but your withdrawals (after you turn 59.5) are not taxed. . . . . . #financialliteracy #wealth #education #oldmoney #finance #money #moneytok #moneytips #investing

NYSE’s definition of a market maker: The term "market maker" refers to a firm or individual who actively quotes both sides of a market in a particular security by providing bids and offers (known as asks) along with the market size of each. In fact, they are obligated to engage in such trading activity. . . . . . . #finance #financialliteracy #hedgefund #trading #stockmarket #stocks #optionstrading #futurestrading

What do you guys think? Should retail traders trade options? Should they stick to index options, or should they trade single stock options? How about spreads? How about using options to collect income on—or to hedge—existing stock? . . . . . . . . . #finance #hedgefund #stocks #stockmarket #education #financialliteracy #investing

If you’re adjusting or creating a strategy based on backtests, you’re searching for yesterday’s winning lottery numbers. Marcos López de Prado talks about this in chapter 11, section 2 of Advances in Financial Machine Learning if you want more information. . . . . . . . . #finance #daytrading #ict #ictconcepts #swingtrading #stockmarket #futurestrading