The recent stock market crisis (2008) not only rocked the financial system and the world economy but also the pockets of countless options traders all over the world. Options traders who used to profit in the years prior to this market crisis broke their bank as none of their options strategies seem to work in [...]
You don’t need to be a trader or an investor to know that the higher the risk, the greater the reward. This concept is true in all aspects of life and business. The more risk you are willing to undertake in life, the more life returns to you. Indeed, risk and reward are directly proportional [...]
Are you about to pay thousands of US Dollars to attend an option trading seminar this weekend?
Whether or not you have decided to join that weekend seminar, I hope I can help you make a more intelligent decision here.
A Grim Experience At An Option Trading Seminar
I had a friend who joined a weekend, 2 days, [...]
Iron Condor Spread is the combination of a Bullish Vertical Credit Spread and a Bearish Vertical Credit Spread on the same underlying asset. Depending on how the spreads are constructed, option traders will potentially be able to obtain twice the collect premium over a single spread position. Since there are bullish and bearish spreads involved [...]
A good understanding of volatility is important to option trading. A misunderstanding of this topic could leave a trader with losses and frustration as to why their trades that and go as planned. In this article, I am going to discuss the two primary types of volatility that an options trader may want [...]
A LEAP (Long-term Equity Anticipation Product) is simply a long-dated option.
LEAP options that don’t expire upto 2 years into the future give the buyer much more time to be right about the future direction of a stock and at the same time offer tremedous leverage.
LEAP option trading has become quite popular in recent years because [...]
Options trading is risky. This is what you hear about all the time. However, above all, Options Trading is STRESSFUL! Yes, most beginners lose money in options trading not because they cannot choose the correct stocks (most professionals cannot consistently get the correct stocks too!) but because they cannot handle the stress that comes with [...]
Paper trading using one of the many virtual trading systems provided by option brokers, and now CBOE, is so important if you have never traded options. This is especially important trading credit spreads, like Bull Puts and Bear Calls and ultimately Iron Condors. These are special strategy trades that must that must be fully understood [...]
Traders who are new to option trading sometimes hear the term ‘implied volatility’ thrown around by experienced option traders. Traders who have been training for while realize the importance of implied volatility and how it can affect their profitability. In this article, I would like to give an explanation for what implied volatility is, how [...]
Robert Kiyosaki says that Option Trading is the investment of the rich.
Indeed, option trading is the most versatile form of investment in the world today. Its versatility has been the topic of many speakers all over the world. Terms such as “Covered Calls” and “Credit Spreads” have become well known amongst traders new and veteran [...]