Option Delta Explained: Trading Greeks for Beginners

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[sandeepmonish]

Excellent explanation sir 🙏, I am from India I watched tasty trader videos hrs days together and in India nifty 50 index option I am trading selling 20 delta on either side every week and getting consistently exiting around 3 to 4% return on capital every week

[robwolfe]

Great stuff -- the communication, camera quality, and pace of the info are all super good on these videos.

[DarrenHollander]

Thank you sir!!! Hard to process the greeks but stuff like this makes it so much easier, thank you again

[movem]

what a great presentation skill set you have, thank you I am learning & very grateful for your work.

[ianmc]

THANK YOU!!! Now I have a much more thorough understanding of Delta. The most important Greek imo.
1. Delta: How much premium changes due to price movement; $1 movement in stock price with a .3 Delta = .30 cent move in the option price ($30/contract).
2. Delta: Probability of option expiring ITM (In the Money); So a .4 Delta means there is a 40% chance of expiring ITM or a 60% chance of expiring OTM (Out of the Money)
3. Delta: Can be thought of how much exposure you have to a stock. A .5 Delta can be equated/similar to owning 50 shares of said stock (this is ignoring the other Greeks tho...i think, please correct me if I'm wrong). That 50 shares could be more or less with Theta and Vega right?. But generically speaking it is the equivalent to owning 50 shares.

[srs]

Great Job has been done, looking forward to listening to the whole series.

[andytolle]

I always enjoy the energy by which you bring your videos, but I mainly stay looking at them for the clarity and practicality of what you explain. Thanks man for sharing your knowledge.

[jackbarhillel]

That guy has a gift in teaching skills, I think we all agree on that...

[webrebel]

Awesome brother! Happy 4th to you and the family !!

[steveschmidt]

Great info, Great content, Great presentation

[brendanquinn]

When the river runs into the sea the water slows down and drops the sediment it has been carrying thus forming a delta.

[Cdswjp]

what does "pop" mean when u say that you'll have a pop of 65% if u sell an option that has a delta of 35?

[EleferDB]

Interesting, but you should add practical examples for every statement by using Tasty's option chains.

[StockMarketCaddie]

Very very this, if correct, if you are a BUYER of an option, would you therefore seek a HIGH DELTA?

[JStrading]

Please make subtitles available for deaf people

[DRock_]

Examples would have made things a bit clearer

[mikasaackerman]

"Are they really your friends" lol. zero sum game.

[lowbrow]

haha what video should i watch if this makes no sense? where is the babies course?