An fascinating case has only just been handed down from the Magistrates. This case now gives Parents with the rights to strip their Children of inheritances. The judgment goes against what was previously believed to be good law.

To date, we have all belief that Parents owe a duty to their Offspring to provide for them in some way upon their deaths. Well that reasoning may go by the board if the most recent case is anything to go by.

The case

The case goes something like this. Dad, Mum and two Daughters lived happily together but when Mum died and left her Fortune to Dad, the two Daughters fought over the Estate. The result was the Daughters ended up with $56,000 whilst Dad received $20,000.

Dad decided that he would place his affairs with the Public Trust and so he completed a Will in which he left nothing to his Daughters. He also left directives with the Public Trust that they were not to tell his Daughters about his demise, his funeral or his Will.

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In this article we’d like to explain adjustment beliefs which can be practical in running an options account. This individual strategy can be practical to each and every type of option spread such as the Credit Spread, Iron Butterflies, Iron Condors, Double Diagonals, as well as others.

As this is being written in October of 2008 the VIX is as high as it’s been. Look at a 5 year chart and see where we are. This level of volatility has made options quite expensive. Before we make any adjustments to our portfolios, we always think about the volatility. Where is it now and where is it going? Should we be buying or selling options at this moment?

A very common mistake that option traders make is buying or selling options at the wrong time. If we buy options when the volatility is at a high, we are entering a trade with odds against us. Option traders that do this don’t realize why their options lose value so fast. Every option trading adjustment should be made by thinking of the option Greeks and volatility. We really need to understand these fundamentals to succeed in the options market.