Jacob Mintz is a professional options trader and editor of Cabot Options Trader. Using his proprietary options scans, Jacob creates and manages positions in equities based on unusual option activity and risk/reward.
Jacob developed his proprietary system during his years as an options market maker on the floor of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, where he ran several trading crowds for nearly 10 years.
After a successful career on the trading floor Jacob was tasked with setting up a trading desk at a top-tier options trading company, trading against the most sophisticated hedge funds and institutions in the world.
Today Jacob trades for himself, coaches and teaches about options trading, and runs our Cabot Options Trader and Cabot Options Trader Pro advisories. Jacob lives in North Carolina with his wife and two kids who keep him very busy with their sports and social calendars.
Big data is big and growing bigger. The market is forecasted to reach $103 billion by 2022, with every person generating 1.7 megabytes of data every second, with internet users as a whole expected to generate some 2.5 quintillion bytes of data each day.
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The Stock – Axon Enterprise (AAXN)
Axon Enterprise has one of our favorite growth stories in the market, as it transitions from one-time sales of electric weapons (Taser stun guns) to a recurring revenue business model based on body cameras and in-car video systems well...
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Want to invest in the stocks the big hedge funds are buying in real time? Here's how to do it. But beware: hedge funds get it wrong sometimes too!
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Want to combine the best growth stock ideas with high-probability options trades? Let us introduce Cabot Profit Booster. Here's how it works.
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Iron condors are a low-risk, yield-creating options strategy that can reliably net a quick profit. Here's how to execute an iron condor trade.
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Black Swan events are unforeseen, improbable occurrences that can have a massive impact on the stock market. And we may have just dodged a big one.
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Let me tell you about the greatest options trade I saw in my 10 years on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) - and what I learned from it.
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I received a great email from a subscriber that I wanted to share with everyone. The question essentially was “with the potential for volatility on the U.S./China Trade talks should we buy a straddle?”
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I received a great email from a subscriber that I wanted to share with everyone. The question essentially was “with the potential for volatility on the U.S./China Trade talks should we buy a straddle?”
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Unless you have a portfolio full of utility stocks, here are my personal rules for dealing with a bear market so that you can save your mental capital.
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Worried about another market correction? This bit of options education should help you learn how to hedge your portfolio using puts.
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If you read the financial headlines, you'd think the world is ending. But that panic hasn't shown up in the market - and you can make money trading options.
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With the Fed slashing interest rates, high yields can be tough to find. So why not create yield? Here's an alternative - and conservative - way to do it.
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There's a lot of mystery and misinformation out there about options trading. Here are five common misconceptions - and what the real truth is.
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Eager to buy ServiceNow stock at a discount after a post-earnings sell-off? According to the Three-Day Rule, you should wait until the smoke clears.
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My most successful strategy throughout my 18-year options trading career has been using my unusual option activity scanner. Here’s how it works.
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A Buy-Write/Covered Call is a strategy in which the trader holds a long position in a stock and writes (sells) a call option on the same stock in an attempt to generate income.
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A Buy-Write/Covered Call is a strategy in which the trader holds a long position in a stock and writes (sells) a call option on the same stock in an attempt to generate income.
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The most common question I get from Cabot Options Traders and traders that I coach is “How do I choose which option to buy?”
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The most common question I get from Cabot Options Traders and traders that I coach is “How do I choose which option to buy?”
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