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    FOMC Decision Today: SPY Sells Off Despite the Hold

    The FOMC decision today held rates at 3.50%-3.75%, largely as expected. SPY still fell 1.54% and QQQ fell 2.04%. Here’s the mechanical reason why.

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    SPY Options Today: Flat Close, FOMC Looms Tomorrow

    SPY options today closed flat at $739.09 while QQQ fell 0.31%. Here’s what that split session means walking into tomorrow’s FOMC decision.

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    FOMC Options Trading: How to Prepare for IV Crush Risk

    FOMC options trading explained: why premiums get bid up before the announcement, how IV crush can hurt a correct call, and why same-day contracts are most.

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    Trading Options Around GDP and PCE: Why Speed Wins

    Trading options around GDP and PCE releases means the move at 8:30 AM often resolves in minutes. Here’s why manual reaction is almost always too slow.

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    Why I Don’t Predict the Fed (and Plan for Scenarios Instead)

    You do not need to predict a Fed decision to have a plan for it. Prepare for scenarios, size down or stay flat, and know how IV behaves.

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    Covered Calls Explained: Payoff, Diagram and Trade-Off

    Covered calls explained: own 100 shares, sell a call, collect premium, cap your upside. Payoff shape, in-the-money calls, calls vs puts, and a reverse.

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    How Much Money Do You Need to Start Trading Options

    How much money you need to trade options: contract cost, cash vs margin accounts, the $25,000 day trade rule, and sizing by maximum dollar loss.

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    What Happens When an Option Expires (ITM vs OTM)

    What happens when an option expires depends on whether it is in the money or out. Worthless if out, usually auto-exercised into shares if in. Mechanics.

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    How to Choose a Trader to Copy: Criteria and Red Flags

    How to choose a trader to copy: check verifiable fills, sample size, drawdown, sizing, costs and transparency, and spot the red flags before you follow.

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    Options Greeks Explained: Delta, Theta, Gamma and Vega in Plain Terms

    Option Greeks explained in plain terms: what delta, gamma, theta and vega measure, how they connect, and how to read them on an options chain before entering.