How Volatility Affects Buy-Write Premium Yields in Covered Calls

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Covered calls and buy-writes has been a popular trading strategy for several decades, with many traders selecting ETFs on premium yields alone. In this video, Shawn Howell, Co-Founder of Pro Market Advisors and Primary Educator for E*Trade, examines how volatility impacts premium yields using index ETFs and their accompanying options.

Can You Be Moral And Make Money on Wall Street?

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John Taft, author of the book “Stewardship” and chief of RBC Wealth Management in the U.S. speaks with Steve Forbes about ethics, behavior and morals on Wall Street.

Trade the Tax Trend with H&R Block ($HRB)

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Shawn Howell, Co-Founder of Pro Market Advisors and Primary Educator for E*Trade, explores different ways traders can take advantage of tax week in this Weekly Market Brief.

Commodities 101: How to Use Commodity-Based ETFs to Access Physical Assets

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John Person, coauthor of “Commodity Trader’s Almanac” and author of “Mastering the Stock Market,” explores the fundamentals of commodities and to use different types of commodities-based ETFs to invest in these physical assets.

Why the Value Investing Congress is Unique

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You probably know the Value Investing Congress as the place to hear the world’s best money managers speak about investing opportunities. However, that’s just part of what makes it such a unique experience…

Stock Indexes Historically Recover within a Year of Terrorist Incidents says Jeffrey Hirsch

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Jeffrey Hirsch discusses the long-term and historical precedent for stock indexes following any tragedy, including the events in Boston this week, with Gregg Greenberg on The Street.com.

Jeff Hirsch Discusses the Historic Rank of 2013 Q1 and the Best 6 Months Trading Strategy with CNBC

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Jeff Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief of the “Stock Trader’s Almanac” explains why 2013′s Q1 is in the top ten of the best first quarters and the upcoming seasonalities that traders should be on the look out for with CNBC’s “Closing Bell.”

Dan Passarelli on How to Trade Virgin Media ($VMED)

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Dan Passarelli, author of Trading Options Greeks and CEO of Market Taker Mentoring, suggests that traders take advantage of Virgin Media’s ($VMED) winning streak by “simply buying some calls in April.” He discusses how to execute this options trade in the following video.

The Evolution of the Options Market: From Greece to Bucket Shops, the CBOE to Multiple Exchanges

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Options have been around in some form or fashion for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until the Chicago Board of Exchange (CBOE) was created in 1973 that the modern world of options emerged. Jared Levy, author of “Visual Guide to Options,” and Senior Equities Strategist for Zacks Investment Research, explores how options have evolved to become one of the world’s largest market.

Options Guru Scott Nations on How to Trade Starbucks ($SBUX)

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In this CNBC Options Web Extra, Scott Nations, President and CIO of NationsShares and author of Options Math, says that Starbucks ($SBUX) shares have gotten too hot and are due for a pull back. He discusses his “Grande Trade” that “risks a little to make a ‘latte.’”