About Steve Smith
Steve Smith has more than 30 years of investment experience and an expert level of options knowledge. He was a seat-holding member of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) from 1989 to August 1997. In 1998, he joined TheStreet.com as the senior option columnist and chief derivatives strategist. In 2003, he launched an option-based newsletter, OptionAlert, which was awarded the MIN "Best Business Newsletter" in 2006. In 2009, he joined Minyanville as a contributor and launched the proprietary OptionSmith newsletter. In 2010, he joined New Vernon Capital, a family of hedge funds with over $2 billion of assets under management, as risk market consultant to utilize option strategies to reduce portfolio exposure and enhance returns for the four main funds. In 2015 he began working at the Adam Mesh Trading Group, where he currently authors the Option Sensei newsletter and manages the Options 360 advisory service.
Recent Articles By Steve Smith
What Quadruple Witching Friday Means for Investors
A bigger factor in the dampening of the witching effect is the explosion of new products and expansion of expirations offered. Continue reading to see what quadruple witching Friday means for investors.
Repo Market Chaos Could Lead to a Crisis
Chaos in short-term funding markets this week forced the Federal Reserve to step in with a series of overnight rescue operations. Continue reading for more details.
Use This Options Strategy to Trade This Tech Stock Turnaround
Where many large companies have slowed down or altogether paused IT investments, it's easy to understand why Zuora's sales growth has tapered off, especially amid turbulent macroeconomic conditions. Read for details on what could be a stellar options investment strategy.
Using Options to 'Own' Stock for Zero Cost
With the Fed ready to embark on a new round of free money, here’s an options strategy that also has a ‘free’ or no money down way to be long on stocks.
Do Recent Layoffs Point to Looming Recession?
The one area that remains strong is consumer spending, which accounts for over 70% of the service based U.S. economy.
A Crucial Signal That the Global Economy May Be Slowing
Monday saw one of the largest rotations in years as money managers shifted from growth into value stocks. Was this a sign of renewed caution concerning the global economy? Continue reading for more details.
A Trade Idea for the Remainder of 2019
Today's article brings to you a trade idea for the remainder of 2019. Continue reading for more details on this potential winner.
Find Out: A Bearish Trading Opportunity In a Cloud-Based Software Company
Today's article features a bearish trading opportunity in a cloud-based software company. Continue reading to find out all the details.
Why are investors so confused?
Hurricane Dorian is a perfectly apt analogy for the current stock market. We have meteorologists and technical analysts each culling data to build predictive models with a variety of scenarios, which has led to vast investor confusion. Read for details.