Unlocking the Secrets of Implied Volatility for Better Options Trades

Join Scott Nations as he delves into the world of options trading, breaking down the complexities of volatility to help you trade smarter and more profitably.

Scott's 25+ years of experience as a proprietary option trader helps him explain the critical concept of implied volatility.

Learn about VolDex, CallDex, PutDex, RiskDex, and TailDex, and how they diagnose market movements more accurately than traditional metrics like VIX.

Whether you're dealing with single stocks, ETFs, or indexes, this video will give you the tools and knowledge to make more informed trading decisions and boost your financial success.

00:00 Introduction
00:32 Meet Scott Nations
00:53 Understanding Volatility and Implied Volatility
02:40 Introduction to VolDex
03:17 Flaws in VIX and the Need for VolDex
05:46 Nations Suite of Volatility Indexes
08:40 Exploring VolDex
13:47 Exploring CallDex
14:50 Exploring PutDex
16:36 Exploring RiskDex and TailDex
17:26 Additional Tenors and Underlyings
18:26 How to Learn More and Subscribe

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Scott Nations is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Nations Indexes, the world’s leading independent developer of volatility and option cost indexes. Nations Indexes grew out of his previous work leading proprietary equity index option trading firms during 25 years as a floor trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

During that work his team created the Nations Indexes suite of option volatility and option cost indexes including VolDex® (ticker symbol VOLI) which measures implied volatility on the S&P 500 and TailDex® (ticker symbol TDEX) which quantifies how much investors are willing to pay to protect their portfolios.