Podcasts

The Best Way to Play Earnings with Options — with John Shon

close

Email a Friend

The Best Way to Play Earnings with Options — with John Shon

Investors should always be on the prowl for investment strategies to improve returns while lowering risk.

new book by john shon

While everyone knows that options can help here, very few individual investors I’ve met actually have a good strategy to implement options.

John Shon, author of Trading on Corporate Earnings News: Profiting from Short Term Options Positions and a professor of accounting at Fordham University, joins us on this episode to discuss:

  • why earnings announcements are good times for investors to make money
  • why stocks continue to move big after earnings, even though they’re being scrutinized
  • how to use options regardless of whether we’re right about earnings strength/weakness
  • how to capitalize on post-earnings announcement drift (stocks continue to move AFTER earnings announcement)
  • advice on how to increase chances of success in options strategies around earnings announcements

Listen to the FULL program

About John Shon

John is a professor of accounting at Fordham University.  He received his PhD in accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.  He’s not only an options ninja but he’s also a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

More Resources

Even more resources

Photo credit: Think London – connecting business to London / Visualhunt / CC BY

0 comments on “The Best Way to Play Earnings with Options — with John Shon”

4dFI global fintech podcast, Podcasts

‘Value is going to accrue down to the application layer’: VanEck’s Juan Lopez on crypto’s infrastructure shift

  • anEck Ventures' Juan Lopez discusses how crypto infrastructure has matured from experimental technology to regulated financial products, with stablecoins growing from under $1 billion to over $60 billion in circulation during his time at Circle.
  • He explains why investment value is shifting from the commoditized issuance layer to the application layer, where companies can build user-friendly products on top of crypto rails.
Zachary Miller | August 06, 2025
4dFI global fintech podcast, Podcasts

The fintech comeback: Sheel Mohnot on why ‘everything is fintech’ and what’s getting funded in 2025

  • The fintech investment landscape is heating up again after a challenging 2022-2023, with early-stage funding recovering.
  • In this episode, Better Tomorrow Ventures co-founder Sheel Mohnot shares insights on the 'everything is fintech' trend and what's getting funded in 2025.
Zack Miller | July 23, 2025
Podcasts

How Petal founder Andrew Endicott proved alternative credit works, and what he’s betting on next

  • Petal co-founder Andrew Endicott joins Tearsheet Editor-in-Chief Zack Miller to discuss the evolution of alternative credit and lessons from building a billion-dollar fintech company.
  • Now as co-founding partner at Gilgamesh Ventures, Andrew shares his investment thesis on AI-powered financial services, compliance technology, and why Latin America represents the next frontier for fintech innovation.
Zack Miller | July 16, 2025
4dFI global fintech podcast, Podcasts

How Wise captured 25% of Brazil’s cross-border market (and what it reveals about fintech’s future in LATAM)

  • While attention focuses on Western fintech markets, the most transformative innovations are emerging in Latin America, where countries like Brazil have built instant payment systems surpassing developed markets.
  • Wise's Nadia Costanzo explains how the company captured 25% of Brazil's cross-border market through bank partnerships, revealing a collaborative model reshaping finance.
Zack Miller | July 09, 2025
Podcasts

“Embedded investing isn’t a feature — it’s a platform”: DriveWealth’s Harry Temkin on the future of investing

  • DriveWealth’s Harry Temkin explains how embedded investment is powering global digital wallets.
  • In this podcast with DriveWealth's Chief Digital Officer, we explore the potential in cross border investing, brokerage APIs, real time trading, and more.
Zack Miller | June 11, 2025
More Articles