Now, let’s consider stock and stock options for a moment. Consider the ubiquitous XYZ Corp., currently trading at $95 per share on 2/1/03. If you pay $4 per share for a March call on 100 shares of XYZ at the $100 strike price, you have acquired the right to buy 100 shares of XYZ for [...]
Wouldn’t it be great if we could buy an option with five months left until expiration and sell an option with 2 months left until expiration for the same price? You couldn’t lose. Well we can’t. I love options spreads so much I realized something very important. We can buy a spread that has a [...]
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 [...]
In the last article, you have learn about “delta” . Let us continue…
Gamma: Gamma is derived from Delta is the odds of a change in Delta. It also informs in advance if the Delta could be changing. Gammas are positive for both the call and put. When options are deep in the money of [...]
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The amount of stock options being traded in America is exploding! This is great news because there is far greater liquidity in the options market and many more money making opportunities for individual traders just like you. During the next ten weeks I will be writing articles on how you can profit from one of [...]