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57:03 Market Analysis Fed Rate Decision Live: What Options Priced In The Fed raised rates 25 basis points, its first hike since 2023, and the market barely moved. Larry Polatchek and Ryan walk the options market before, during and after the decision. 1:02 Quick Tips What Is Delta? Options Delta Explained with NVDA Delta is the change in an option's price for a $1 move in the stock. A one minute lesson with a real Nvidia call, and why the number cuts both ways. 1:08 Market Analysis S&P 500 Slips 0.38% on a Hot Jobs Report: Sep 4 Payrolls nearly tripled the forecast, the S&P 500 slipped 0.38% against a 55 point priced move and the VIX ticked up to 14.5. A one minute recap. 1:10 Quick Tips What Is an Option? A Real S&P 500 Call Example One contract, five words and a real S&P 500 call. What the buyer gets, what the seller carries, and where the 7,750 call breaks even. 0:58 Market Analysis S&P 500 Up 1.06%, VIX Falls to 14.3: Sep 3 Recap The S&P 500 closed up 1.06% against a 0.72% priced move and the VIX still fell to 14.3. A one minute recap of the day in volatility. 1:09 Quick Tips Where the Edge Is: Implied vs Historical Vol Stock picking bets against the efficient market hypothesis. The measurable edge is the gap between implied and historical volatility. 1:52 Platform Tutorials Watchlist: Track Stocks, Contracts and Strategies A preview of the watchlist two days before launch: tickers, starred contracts with target prices and notes, and a tracked Apple straddle with net Greeks. 1:34 Quick Tips How Calls and Puts Make Money: An AAPL Example Apple at 200, a 200 call and a 200 put bought for 5 each. One expiry at 220 and one at 180 show how each side earns the same 15. 0:51 Quick Tips IV Intelligence Tab: Vol Landscape at a Glance Enter a ticker, open IV Intelligence, and the whole volatility picture for that stock is on one screen, models included. 2:25 Quick Tips What Are Options? Calls, Puts, Moneyness and IV Calls, puts, strike, premium and expiration, moneyness, implied volatility and IV crush, and the three jobs options do, in about two minutes. 0:45 Quick Tips Screen the S&P 500 by IV Rank in Market Overview Search IV rank across the S&P 500, switch to the ETF tree map, drill into components by volatility risk premium and jump into any stock's dashboard. 15:19 Platform Tutorials Options Dashboard: IV Surface & Strategy Builder Ryan walks through the four dashboard tabs on Tesla, from the volatility tab and returns distribution to the IV surface matrix and options chain, then sells a 320/410 strangle in the strategy builder. 1:58 Market Analysis Market Recap Apr 14, 2026: S&P Near Record Highs The close on April 14, 2026: the S&P about 0.6% off its all time high, VIX down 23% on the week, energy the only red sector, and MU up 31.85% on the week. 7:20 Platform Tutorials Market Overview: The Options Market in 60s See how the ApexVol Market Overview page gives you a complete snapshot of the options market — volatility regime, sector heat, index levels, and key metrics — all in one view. 10:47 Platform Tutorials Dashboard Walkthrough: Options Tools Explained Part 1 of our 10-part series: a complete walkthrough of the ApexVol dashboard covering options chains, Greeks display, IV analytics, and all core trading tools. 11:07 Strategy Walkthroughs Explaining Delta and Delta Neutral Structuring A deep dive into delta as an options Greek, how to interpret it, and how professional traders use delta-neutral structuring to create market-neutral positions. 8:29 Strategy Walkthroughs Cost of Carry: Forward and Reverse Conversions Deep dive into cost of carry, forward conversions, reverse conversions, and how to use these strategies with the ApexVol platform. 1:00 Quick Tips Introducing the ApexVol Market Overview Page A quick introduction to the new Market Overview page on ApexVol, showing how to read the entire options market in one view. 1:00 Quick Tips How Option Greeks Affect Pricing A quick breakdown of how the four main options Greeks — delta, gamma, theta, and vega — directly impact the price of your options contracts. 0:55 Quick Tips What is a Covered Call? The covered call strategy explained simply — how to sell call options against stock you own to generate regular income. 0:58 Quick Tips How to Calculate Implied Moves Quick guide to calculating how much the market expects a stock to move using ATM straddle pricing and implied volatility. 0:50 Quick Tips Profit/Loss Breakdown Using AAPL Options A quick walkthrough showing how to calculate and visualize profit/loss on AAPL options trades using the ApexVol platform. 0:59 Quick Tips Option Trading Fundamentals on the Buy Side The fundamentals of buying options — when buying calls or puts makes sense, what drives pricing, and how to manage risk as an option buyer.