An option is a contract to that gives the holder the right to buy or sell currency at a pre-determined price at a specific price. The holder of the contract has the right to exercise the option but is not obligated to. Options are used as a hedge in FOREX transactions; they are [...]
Expiration dates for options of a single underlying stock are offered on a predictable cycle. Every stock with listed options can be identified by the cycle to which it belongs, and these remain unchanged. There are three annual cycles:
1. January, April, July, and October (JAJO).
2. February, May, August, and November (FMAN).
3. March, June, September, and December (MJSD).
In addition [...]
When you buy a call, you are not required to buy the 100 shares of stock. You have the right, but not the obligation. In fact, the vast majority of call buyers do not actually buy 100 shares of stock. Most buyers are speculating on the price movement of the stock, hoping to sell their [...]
Options trading involves trading the option to buy or sell a stock, at a set price (strike price), until the option expires. With commodities, this is also known as futures trading. Options expire on the third Friday of each month. Options with expirations of over a year are called LEAPS, which stands for Long Term [...]
This week is week number seven in this ten week series on stock options trading. Key number seven is to always trade with the trend. Let’s discuss that.
As my first mentor, Dr. Stephen Cooper, says ?The trend is your friend?. Generally, when the overall market trend is upwards then trade calls, when the overall market [...]
Hello, this is week eight in my ten week series on how to trade options successfully. This week we are going to discuss saving.
Savigs is one of the most critical parts to any successfuly financial strategy; if you spend your gains as soon as you have them you will never reach true wealth. It is [...]
Welcome back, this week in part four of my ten part series on how to successfully trade stock options I will discuss how to enter the trade at the right. Obviously this is one of the most important aspects of trading, no matter if you are trading stocks, options or any other financial instrument.
This, however, [...]
We?re half way there in this 10 part series on how to trade options, you are doing well keep learning, practicing and applying these strategies and you will soon find yourself able to successfully and profitably trade on a regular basis. Last week we looked at ways in which to time the entry of a [...]
Welcome again to the 10 keys of how to trade stock options successfully. Previously we have discussed the technicalities of options trading. This week I will start looking at the more esoteric aspects of trading beginning with how to formulate a trading plan.
It is imperative you trade with a plan. No trader has ever successfully [...]