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TIP395: Option Strategies and Building a Billion Dollar Business w/ Tom Sosnoff

The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires) - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Stig Brodersen

Business, Education, Investing

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Trey Lockerbie chats with Tom Sosnoff as they explore option strategies and how to incorporate them into your investing arsenal. Tom began his career as an options trader and went on to co-found ThinkOrSwim, a trading platform that was sold to TD Ameritrade for over $600MM. He then created TastyTrade, a media company with shows focused on educating investors about options. He recently sold TastyTrade for a whopping $1 Billion dollars, all while making hundreds of trades per day in his own personal account.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:47 - Tom’s billion-dollar entrepreneurial journey. 19:12 - How to identify companies with high implied volatility and expected return and what that means. 20:12 - How layering options on top of buy and hold strategies can help generate income whether markets are up, down, or sideways. 31:54 - The optimal time to buy and sell an option. And a whole lot more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. 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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TI-P.

0:03.2

On today's episode, we are exploring options strategies and how to incorporate them into

0:07.6

your investing arsenal with Tom Sazinoff.

0:11.1

Tom began his career as an options trader and went on to co-found Thinkor Swim, a trading

0:15.7

platform that was sold to TD Ameritrade for over $600 million.

0:19.6

But he didn't stop there.

0:20.6

He then created TastyTrade, a media company with shows focused on educating investors about

0:25.3

options and he recently sold TastyTrade for a whopping $1 billion.

0:29.7

All while making hundreds of trades per day in his own personal account.

0:33.2

In this episode, we discuss Tom's billion dollar entrepreneurial journey, the appeal of

0:37.4

options and how strategies that actually limit your profitability actually increase your

0:42.1

probability of success.

0:43.9

How to identify companies with high implied volatility and expected return and what that

0:48.8

means.

0:49.8

How layering options on top of buy and hold strategies can help generate income whether

0:54.0

markets are up, down or sideways, the optimal times to buy and sell an option and a whole

0:59.0

lot more.

1:00.0

While this discussion is focused more on trading as opposed to investing, it's a very interesting

1:04.6

new perspective to bring to the discussion.

1:06.8

So without further ado, please enjoy learning about options from the incredibly accomplished

1:10.8

Tom Sazinoff.

1:12.8

You are listening to the Investors Podcast.

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