0DTE: Extracting the Volatility Risk Premium Through Same-Day Options by Mark Uretsky

The Book

0DTE: Zero Days to Expiration

Extracting the Volatility Risk Premium Through Same-Day Options

A practitioner's guide to the systematic capture of the options volatility risk premium. It covers the academic foundations of why the premium exists and the operational mechanics of building strategies that can harvest it under tight risk constraints.

Author Mark Uretsky
Format Paperback & Kindle

From Theory to Execution

I

The Volatility Risk Premium

Why implied volatility tends to overstate realized volatility, the supporting evidence, and why the gap is structural rather than accidental.

II

Iron Condor Construction

The structural payoff of 0DTE iron condors, strike selection, and the asymmetric profile that defines risk before any trade is placed.

III

Position Sizing and Kelly

Kelly-aware sizing for premium collection. Capping the downside first, then accepting whatever growth follows from the process.

IV

Risk Management

Stop design, tail hedging, correlation between sub-strategies, and a survival-first framework built to absorb regime shifts.

V

Automated Systems

Execution infrastructure that removes discretion: signal generation, order management, monitoring, and recovery from failure modes.

VI

The Practitioner's Edge

Lessons from live execution: where theory meets slippage, how rules survive contact with markets, and how conviction is built through data.

Resources That Extend the Book

Tools, templates, and ongoing notes that extend the book. The book lays out the framework. These resources help you apply it on your own terms.

Position Sizing & Risk Calculator

Kelly-style position sizer, iron condor risk and reward analyzer, multi-strategy portfolio view, and sensitivity tables. Plug in your parameters and size with discipline.

Download .xlsx

Fee Drag Optimizer

Enter your account size and see every SPX, SPY, and /ES iron condor setup ranked by expected P&L, edge lost to fees and wings, and risk. The point is to size hedges intentionally rather than accidentally.

Launch Tool

Trade Journal Template

A 0DTE journal with daily trade log (strategy, regime, stops), auto-calculated dashboard, regime breakdown, and a structured weekly review.

Download .xlsx

Strategy Considerations

Notes on regime changes, microstructure shifts, and how to adapt the book's framework as volatility surfaces, liquidity, and 0DTE participation evolve.

Updated Periodically

Video Walkthroughs

Step-by-step explanations of key concepts: iron condor construction, position sizing math, risk management rules, and worked trade examples.

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Newsletter & Insights

Ongoing notes from running a systematic 0DTE operation in live markets: companion updates, new resources, and observations from the desk.

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