Some of you have noticed that I haven’t posted a Volatility Tracker for this week. I’m actually taking an unplanned hiatus from blogging. Lest I be accused of laziness, I’m spending more time on the following:
Dissertation research
Managing accounts at Clinamen Financial Group
The Condor Options newsletter
Contributing editorship at Expiring Monthly
Strategy research for private clients
Feel free to contact me about any of the above (well, not the dissertation, unless you really care about academic philosophy), and with any luck I’ll have some…
The weekly Volatility Tracker will be back on January 4th, 2010. I’ll post a quarterly performance review for the newsletter later this week.
In the mean time, here’s an updated list of the services we offer. As you’re making plans for 2010, you might consider whether any of the below are of interest; please contact us with any questions or for more information.
Condor Options newsletter (iron condors)
Calendar Options newsletter (calendar spreads)
Managed Accounts (volatility arbitrage program)
Options Backtesting & Strategy Research
Happy holidays.
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