E113: The Laws of the Options Jungle (Why 90% of Traders Fail)

Happy New Year, Beasties! Welcome to 2026! 🎉In this special New Year’s Day episode, Monkey (Krzysztof) and Badger (Luke) kick off the year with a massive reveal. While Badger was navigating the chaos of London at 4am, Monkey was deep in the lab engineering a game-changing tool for the community.Welcome to "The Laws of the Options Jungle." 🌿For too long, retail investors have been told that options are just dangerous gambling tickets for the reckless. Today, Monkey flips the script entirely. He unveils a new educational blueprint designed to teach the "Wall Street Wildlife way" of using options: stop being the gambler and start being the insurance company.Badger steps up as the "guinea pig" for a live demo of this new framework. Together, they break down why the market is neutral, how to master your own psychology, and why even long-term investors need these tools in their arsenal.In this episode, we cover:🦁 The Reveal: Monkey debuts his secret project: a comprehensive, safety-first options course built specifically for the Wall Street Wildlife community.⚖️ The First Law: "The jungle is neutral. It feeds the prepared and eats the impulsive." We explain what this means for your money.🧠 Psychology First: Why monitoring greed and avoiding revenge trading are your primary defense against the market.🛡️ Options as Insurance: Using puts and calls to be the "House" rather than the player.📐 The Mechanics: We peel back the curtain on the Black-Scholes-Merton model and Implied Volatility (IV) without the headache.📢 Patreon Exclusive: We are opening a limited beta run of this course for our Dolphin Tier and above members. We are looking for ~20 dedicated beasties to join the first cohort, provide feedback, and help us iterate.👉 Join the Tribe & Apply for the Beta here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/e113-laws-of-why-147220247Segments:00:00 Intro & New Year's Banter02:15 "Time is the Only Currency"05:18 Introducing the Options Course08:54 Who is This Course For?10:22 Luke’s Experience: Gambling vs. Strategy13:54 Live Demo: The Blueprint Website21:58 The Laws of the Jungle: Monitor Greed26:17 How to "Be The House" (Insurance)28:48 No Revenge Trading & Framing Risk35:11 Portfolio Size: How Much Do You Need?37:32 The Greeks & Implied Volatility42:14 Can Beginners Use Options?44:55 How to Join the Beta Cohort**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:Options Trading for Beginners, Risk Management Strategy, Portfolio Insurance, Black-Scholes Model Explained, Implied Volatility, Stock Market 2026, Investing Psychology, Wall Street Wildlife, Hedging Strategies, Selling Options vs Buying Options, Financial Education, Krzysztof and Luke