Paul D. Cretien

• Energy leaders and followers

  By Paul D. Cretien  |  May 24, 2013

  Analyzing interrelationships within the energy sector to find new opportunities.

• Trading Options in Turbulent Markets

  By Paul D. Cretien  |  April 24, 2013

  Book review of "Trading Options in Turbulent Markets: Master Uncertainty through Active Volatility Management" by Larry Shover.

• Seize the day with forex calendar spreads

  By Paul D. Cretien  |  March 26, 2013

  How to capitalize on current relationships between key currencies and interest rates using option calendar spreads.

• Options pricing and delta neutral trades

  By Paul D. Cretien  |  February 25, 2013

  Here’s how to use the Log Log Parabola options-pricing model to improve on already positive results.

• Eurodollar yields and a twisted curve

  By Paul D. Cretien  |  January 24, 2013

  With the Federal Reserve shifting its investments into longer-term securities, opportunities may lie in rate spreads between Eurodollars and Treasuries.

• The Option Trader’s Hedge Fund

  By Paul D. Cretien  |  December 1, 2012

• ETNs are made for spreads

  By Paul D. Cretien  |  November 27, 2012

  Exchange-traded notes are a good product to use to execute commodity spreads that eliminate most of futures-based spreads’ price discrepancies. Here, we explore this concept.

• Trading cattle, hogs and ETNs

  By Paul D. Cretien  |  October 24, 2012

  Exchange-traded notes offer a unique way to exploit cattle and hog fundamentals.

• Exploiting crack spreads with options

  By Paul D. Cretien  |  October 1, 2012

  Because energy companies are subject to the crack spread, we explore whether the price of one refined product can be used to forecast the other.

• Profiting with Synthetic Annuities

  By Paul D. Cretien  |  October 1, 2012