Category | Options

Options pricing and how to us it: Part 2

Posted on 17 November 2010

Part II of this Guide focuses on the importance OPTION PRICING and how to use it for winning trades. The concepts we discuss can benefit you, whether you are an option buyer or option seller. Inside an Option’s Price Options are great tools for portfolio protection and speculation, particularly because of the great leverage they [...]

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Options Overview Part 1

Posted on 15 November 2010

The Nature of Options Options can be traded on stocks, indices, and futures contracts. For simplicity sake, most of our discussion will focus on stock options. The definitions and strategies, however, are generally applicable to all. An Option is a contract that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell [...]

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Introduction to Option Selling

Posted on 08 November 2010

Introduction to Option Selling By Carley Garner, author of “Commodity Options” and “A Trader’s First Book on Commodities” Options offer traders an unlimited number of strategies with various levels of risk and reward.  Unfortunately, many retail traders are stuck in a long option only “rut” and may not be aware of the potential flexibility offered [...]

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