Where Is 'Carry' in Your Options Chain? | Trading Deep Dive

A viewer question episode with four genuinely sharp ones. With global bond yields at post 2008 highs, the hosts start with what an equity options trader can actually adjust, and the answer is blunt: you cannot move the market's skew, you can only control your size and your duration. From there, why long duration and speculative names hurt most as rates rise, and why the Russell looks weakest with oil and yields both up. 📊 tastylive: https://www.tastylive.com/ 📰 Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: https://www.tastylive.com/newsletters 📘 FREE Options Strategy Guide: https://tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 📱 Follow tastylive on X: https://x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 00:00 Trading around post 2008 yields 00:40 You can't move the skew 01:20 Size and duration are the controls 02:30 Short versus long duration stocks 03:40 Why the Russell is weakest here 04:30 The put spread he is playing 05:20 Why rates reprice calls and puts 06:40 Cost of carry and the combo 08:00 Dividends work the other way 08:40 Cheap on IV is not mispriced 10:20 Fold the catalyst into the trade 11:30 Reading the term structure 13:00 A thin short leg on a debit spread 14:30 Liquidity begets liquidity #tastylive #optionstrading #costofcarry #putcallparity #impliedvolatility #bondyields #russell2000 #optionsstrategy #optionseducation #stockmarket tastylive is a real financial network, producing hours of live programming every day. Follow along as our experts navigate the markets, provide actionable trading insights, and teach you how to trade. With over 120 original segments, and over 25 personalities, we'll help you take your trading to the next level, whether you are new to trading or a seasoned veteran. tastylive content is created, produced, and provided solely by tastylive, Inc. ("tastylive") and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not, nor is it intended to be, trading or investment advice or a recommendation that any security, futures contract, digital asset, other product, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any person. Trading securities, futures products, and digital assets involve risk and may result in a loss greater than the original amount invested. Investment information provided may not be appropriate for all investors and is provided without respect to individual investor financial sophistication, financial situation, investing time horizon or risk tolerance. Options, futures, and futures options are not suitable for all investors. Prior to trading securities, options, futures, or futures options, please read all applicable risk disclosures, including, but not limited to, the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options Disclosure and the Futures and Exchange Traded Options Risk Disclosure Statement found at https://tastytrade.com/disclosures/. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Performance is not presented net of all commissions, fees, and expenses. Multi-leg option strategies incur higher transaction costs than single leg trades as they involve multiple commission charges. Examples provided are for illustrative, informational, and educational purposes only and are not intended to be reflective of results you can expect to achieve. Supporting documentation for any claims, including claims made on behalf of options programs), comparisons, statistics, or other technical data, if applicable, will be supplied upon request. tastylive, through its content, financial programming or otherwise, does not provide investment or financial advice or make investment recommendations. tastylive is not a licensed financial adviser, registered investment adviser, or a registered broker-dealer.