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Mark Sebastian

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Mark is a former market maker on both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the American Stock Exchange, and is currently the Director of Education at The OptionPit.com and the Director of Risk Management for a private hedge fund. Mark also writes Option911.com, a popular index and equity options blog.

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Week of April 16 Volatility Review

By Mark Sebastian

Right now, I think I want to be short implied volatility (vega) and long realized volatility (gamma).

08:55AM 04/16/12

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GE: Can it Bring Good Things to Life?

By Mark Sebastian

Jill Malandrino and Scott Redler, Chief Strategic Officer of T3Live, review the case for a trade in GE into earnings. Mark Sebastian of Option Pit ties it all in with the options strategy.

09:07AM 04/12/12

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Week of April 2 Volatility Review

By Mark Sebastian

Mark Sebastian of Options Profits reviews the overall market, ETNs and volatility trading strategies.

08:59AM 04/02/12

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PFE: Checking the Temperature

By Mark Sebastian

Jill Malandrino and Scott Redler of T3Live and Real Money Pro review the fundamental and technical case for a trade in Pfizer. Mark Sebastian ties it all in with the options strategy.

09:19AM 03/29/12

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Volatility Trends

By Mark Sebastian

I think the VIX and movement are finally starting to meet in a middle ground.

01:16PM 02/06/12

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Complete Volatility Review

By Mark Sebastian

Let's examine the market's movement instead of direction. Don't be afraid to continue to be short the volatility products.

01:23PM 01/30/12

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NKE: Let's Go for a Quick Run

By Mark Sebastian

Jill Malandrino and Scott Redler of T3Live review Nike on the charts for a quick trade (video). Mark Sebastian of Option Pit gives us the options play.

09:18AM 01/26/12

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TGIF: Fashion Friday

By Mark Sebastian

Here is a special piece dedicated to retail as people hit the malls over the three weekend. Here are the "haves", "have nots" and the options play in LULU.

03:35PM 01/13/12

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VIX: Where Will It Trade?

By Mark Sebastian

Assuming earnings aren't terrible, I see SPX hitting 1300 in the near-term and a VIX below 20.

11:48AM 01/09/12

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MA: Charge Into Earnings

By Mark Sebastian

Jill Malandrino and Scott Redler, Chief Strategic Officer for T3Live, take a look at the fundamentals and technicals of MasterCard for a trade into earnings. Mark Sebastian of Option Pit ties it in with a bullish butterfly strategy.

09:03AM 01/05/12

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