-Hari Swaminathan
Hari Swaminathan is the founder of OptionTiger, a cutting-edge Financial Markets, Trading and Investing education company. Hari has developed several proprietary Intellectual Property Algos and Indicators as well as “methods and approaches” around enhancing base case Options strategies that give traders a deep EDGE.
Hari has a Bachelors degree in Engineering from College of Engineering, Pune, India, and MBA’s from Columbia University in NYC and London Business School in London UK.
Hari is self-taught in Options and actively trading these instruments for almost 20 years, mostly through trial and error. Trial and error in general, is an excellent method of learning, but applied in this context, trial and error CAN BE EXPENSIVE. My courseware focuses on this aspect mostly, so you can avoid losing money in the 1 to 2 years when you’re learning.
My mission is to educate everyday people on the deep, strategic underpinnings of the stock markets, and exploit that knowledge with the use of options. about the markets. There are surprises all the time, but there’s always a method behind every madness. And my goal is to get you to this point of understanding and awareness. That’s when it starts to fit in.
Take Your Performance To The Next Level
You may have heard the cliche “Close Losers, and let winners Run”. Closing losers is not helpful and you’ll lose again, because you learnt nothing. Fight for losers, even if it’s tough and uncomfortable. This is the true TIGER approach and leads to “Real Confidence” with Trading and Investing.
KNOWLEDGE. STRATEGY. EXECUTION
Options, unlike stocks, are not a roll of the dice. They are 100% pure strategy, like Chess. Strategize, plan, attack, and defend (Managing Risk)
A Closer Look At The Options Game
OptionTiger is a full circle Education company in the Financial Markets, Investing and Trading. Our Intellectual Property Indicators can be used for trading all Asset Classes like tocks, Bonds, Gold etc. But we have deep expertise in Options.
Let's Break Down The Options Game In A Realistic Manner
The Upsides
- Options were invented out of thin air. And the people who invented them won Nobel Prizes for their invention. It is purely a "Mathematical" concept.
- This gives rise to very complex but interesting analytical scenarios. It also gives us the ability to model Options with a set of tools like a car dashboard. This data is embedded in the mathematical formulas that underpin Options structure itself.
- Because everything in Options is defined in mathematical terms, it's also important to realize that OPTIONS will always be the same. Forever. Unless they discover serious flaws in the formulas and models used by these Nobel winners.
- Options and Chess have LARGE overlaps. You may agree that Chess is a game of "skill". It's a game of Strategy and depends upon how well you can plan (ahead) to attack, defend or take a neutral position. We also believe that Chess is strategy-focused and depends upon certain mathematical principles.
- Lastly, You MUST believe this completely - Options, just like Chess, are a "skill set", and requires acquiring a deep set of analytical skills much more so than most skill sets in the world, and they can only be MASTERED over a period of time. But, there is a very powerful light at the end of this tunnel. You build a skill set for life. Age, Geographical location, Lifestyle, or Weather are no longer a barrier to creating consistent income streams, regardless of who you are, where you are, or how old you are.
The Hurdles
- Options have a steep learning curve. Don't expect to become Kasparov in a couple of months. Market Makers who are 99% of the time, the counter party to all Options trades, are Options professionals, with 10 to 20 years of experience, in performing their "legal duty" of providing liquidity.
- If you're interested in Options, try to NOT approach it with a mindset or requirement of making money. This is not only NOT going to happen, but it's a recipe for disaster. It's like a student of Medicine wanting to practice their skills after 2 months of study.
- As someone that has self-learnt Options and through making mistakes from Trial and Error, I can tell you Options trading is not something you should take lightly. You will hear people talking of fantastic triple and quadruple digit returns. Don't believe them. Options requires a dedication to learn, and a disciplined risk management approach
