👋Hello Asterians, This week we’re talking about covered calls — are you holding an asset? Putting up with volatility? Why not earn yields on it? That’s what makes covered calls so special. The strategy is an all-time favorite for investors who are long on an asset that is most likely…

Hello Asterians, A decade ago, AMMs were described in a very similar fashion as that of perpetual swaps. Much like perps, the AMM model was designed for an illiquid market, more specifically for prediction markets. Fast forward to now, automated market makers have been the building blocks of decentralized finance…

👋Hello Asterians, The 9th episode of the Asteria Essential series focuses mainly on the difference between American and European options. It also gives a brief on Asteria’s motivation behind using European options as the bedrock of the infrastructure we’re building. Alrighty, let’s jump straight into the rabbit hole, Contrary to…

Hello Asterians, Welcome back to the 8th episode of the Asteria Essentials Series! Today we’re learning about perpetual swaps. Why are we talking about perpetual swaps? Stick by the end of this episode, and you’ll realize how learning more about perpetual swap will help you understand a key Asteria Innovation…

Hello Asterians, Welcome to the first episode of our new series called the — Grand perspective. Simply put, just like the Asteria Essentials series tickles the minds of our Options normie community, we wanted to create something that would tickle the minds of our options DEGEN community. …

Hello Asterians, Welcome to the 7th edition of Asteria Essentials. Today we are discussing Option Theta, the last of the Greeks and probably the most laid back among its siblings. Without further ado, let’s dive into the numbers and the scenarios! What Is Option Theta? Typically a negative value, option theta measures the rate…

👋 Hello Asterians, Thanks for stopping by for another episode of the Asteria Essentials series… Continuing with the Segment on Options Greeks, we have covered Options Delta and Options Gamma. Today, we’re covering the third Greek i.e. Options Vega. What Exactly Is Options Vega? Sounds more like a cranky cousin of Delta, eh? Vega, also…

👋Hello Asterians, We’re back with another essential concept under the options-hood. Following up on the segment of Greeks, today we’re working with Options Gamma. Warning- this blog post does involve a bit of number crunching (ok, a lot of numbers!). Just so you are prepared. Summary of Options Delta In the last edition (#4)…

Hello Asterians, Welcome to another Asteria Essential’s feature. If you’ve previously ventured into the rabbit hole of options, you probably must have heard about — “The Greeks.” And most of the time, that name is enough to extinguish curiosity and any further enthusiasm of diving deep into the realm of…