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
Options Trading: Understanding Put-Call Parity
Today's featured article provides options traders with a deeper understanding of the put-call parity. Continue reading for all the important investor details.
Options Gamma Effect Could Cause a Market Collapse
Today's featured article features the SPY, and reveals the big options trading effect that could cause a stock market collapse. Continue reading for all the important details.
Is This the Start of a Deep Market Correction?
Today's featured article covers the SPY. QQQ and TSLA, revealing if this is the start of a deep market correction. Continue reading for all the important investing details.
Has Euphoria Taken Hold of the Stock Market?
Today's article features the SPY, examining whether or not euphoria has taken hold of the stock market. Continue reading for all the important details.
Is the Stock Market's Rally Reminiscent of 1999?
Today's article features the SPY and examines whether the stock market's rally is reminiscent of 1999. Continue reading for all these important investing details.
How High Can This Market Fly?
Today's featured article covers the SPY and reveals how high the market can fly, due to the perplexing rally of major stock indices during this record-breaking bear market.
Are Video Game Stocks Overbought?
Today's featured article covers the SPY and features TTWO as well as GAMR, among other mentions of video game standouts. Read to find out whether video game stocks are worth your investment.
Semiconductor Sector: A Buying Opportunity
Today's featured article covers the SPY and reveals if the Semiconductor Sector is an optimal buying opportunity. Continue reading for all these important investing details.
Is There Value in Value Stocks?
Today's featured article covers the SPY and QQQ, revealing whether there is value in value stocks. Continue reading for all these important investing details.