The recent stock market crisis (2008) took the stock market down by more than 30% in less than a year. This has a lot of traders thinking that big money can be made simply by buying put options on stocks that will move down with the market, especially high beta ones. Nothing can be further [...]
All stock market multi millionaires must be able to profit under any kind of market conditions. If you are able to profit only when stock markets go up, then you will find it a gargantuan task to ever have any sustainable success, much less become a stock market millionaire.
Yes! It is possible and easy to [...]
The only explanation which would seem acceptable is no one has shown you how to perform this marvel of printing money before, so you are a bit unsure of how to go about doing so!If this is your situation, then you are excused…But if not, you are truly missing out. Even if you are in [...]
If you have ever placed any bets, you would know that the person who wins most of the time is the bookmaker. Do you know that you too can be a “bookmaker” in the options market by writing put options? Not only can you play “bookmaker” by writing put options, you are actually also playing [...]
“Are you, nuts?! You want me to risk part of my savings trading options? This whole covered calls idea sounds like just another one of those crazy options strategies that sound great, but don’t deliver in the end.”
My pal was a normally a mild-mannered sort – very reflective, always weighing the consequences rationally before [...]
You have probably heard of the idea of using ‘options’ in trading on the stock market, as one possible active strategy to use in preference to buy-and-hold. You have probably heard of the fact that option prices are much more volatile than share prices, and that you can buy and sell options without ever having [...]
You may have heard of the idea of using ‘options’ in trading on the stock market, as one possible active strategy to use in preference to buy-and-hold. One attractive reason for trading options is the fact that option prices are much lower than share prices. You can buy and sell options without ever having to [...]
Trading options and investing in dividend stocks are two subjects that aren’t normally linked, but, by using a conservative option trading approach, selling covered calls, you can actually often double and sometimes even triple your yield on dividend paying stocks.
Selling covered calls is sometimes compared to taking out a limited insurance policy on your [...]
Options trading is an investment vehicle for experienced investors, who track their investments proactively. It is not a suitable vehicle for investors looking to maintain assets without direct management, as it’s very much a timing related purchase and float. Options trading is an excellent technique for using financial leverage to make bigger purchases.
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I bought DNDN shares last month at about $4.00 and less than a month later, I sold it for $21. Yes, that’s 425% profit in less than a month. Was that pure luck? How often has that happened to you? What if I told you that luck has nothing to do with this and that [...]