Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Iron Condors In A Slow Market

With the volatility dropping and the major markets in a current uptrend, one could say that it is the perfect time to utilize the condor strategy. If you didn't know by now, the Condor is a negative Vega option spread. This means that it benefits when the volatility drops.

Actually, over the last few months many income traders have been cash flowing the stock market. It's times like these that make the iron Condor such a famous option strategy. This type of option spread makes money when the underlying simply trends within a tight price range. When this occurs, the iron Condor can make money nearly on a daily basis.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Five Tips For Option Trading

Using stock options as a strategic investment is well worth looking into, and learning how to identify different option trading tips is very beneficial to making money in the stock market industry.


Check out these 5 different tips for trading options that can be used by an option investor.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Option Trading Tips From Option Expert

A lot of option traders don't fully understand Option Greeks. The inexperienced option trader only focuses on the Greek known as Delta. Although Delta can tell us a lot about our option position, the best traders don't stop there. A good trader will focus on volatility in the stock market.

Option Trading's Best Kept Secret

Today I want to talk about a strategy that not many option traders know about which is called an Unbalanced Condor. This strategy has been around for a while I am sure, but for some reason, it's not very popular. Personally, I have been studying options for over a decade now, and I took many popular courses that you'll find on the Internet. After spending nearly $50,000 on my options education, I find it rather intriguing and erroneous that most option courses are not teaching this strategy.

Risky Income With Iron Condors

Thank you for reading this article on trading options. Today we will be concentrating on the risks of trading Iron Condors.

Condors can be very rewarding, but at the same time, they can result in catastrophic losses to a trading account. One of the most dangerous ways to trade them is just before expiration.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Tips For Successful Option Trading

I've been playing the trading options game for about a decade now, and I've made a lot of friends along the way. I've met numerous option traders, probably somewhere in the hundreds, all working along side me on this long time endeavor to achieve success on the stock market and the truth is, only a handful were making money. It makes me wonder why there are so many people out there playing this game and investing in the stock market when most of them only lose their capital.

Intriguing Conversation About Option Trading

As Option traders, we are all on a quest for that magical formula to making consistent returns on our trades. Along the way we trade stories and tips with other traders and some information really sticks with you.

It's been said that non-directional option trading isn't as non-directional as it sounds. It actually means we make money if the underlying doesn't move in any direction. This pretty much means it's a directional trade, "sideways". Most people advertise that it's easy to make money with options since we can make money on any direction. This is true in some cases, but not all.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Options Trading Basics

One of the primary reasons investors choose to get into options trading is the potential to generate profits regardless of whether the market is going up or down.

Another benefit with options trading is that you’re not actually buying any assets. You’re not required to purchase any stock or currency. You’re simply paying a premium for the option to purchase the asset if you choose to exercise that option.

Understanding put options

Put options are important to trading. They can aid you no matter what your trading goals are.

Put options are one of the most important concepts to understand if you plan on becoming a stock market trader. The real benefit they offer is their ability to help out all kinds of traders.

Whether you are a long term buy and hold trader or you are looking for an explosive short term growth put options will help you. First let us look at what exactly a put option is.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Finding Or Creating Your Own Options Trading System That Works

Stock Options are wonderful! This clever derivative of the equities market has to be one of the most ingenious inventions of modern times. For the trader who can learn how to win at trading options there are many luxuries in life that can be experienced.



Trading Stock Options: Good or Evil?

You have probably heard people refer to options as a risky enterprise, akin to gambling. And it is true that options trading can be very risky, especially when engaged in with minimal knowledge and preparation. The average stockbroker or financial planner does not have sufficient options knowledge to guide you in the use of options in your portfolio. But that doesn’t mean options cannot play a role in a conservative portfolio of stocks.

Introduction to Market-Neutral Options Trading

Any monkeys can make money in a bull market. Most stocks rise in a bull market, buy (long) any stock, wait for the prices to rise and then sell. A classic example of “buy low sell high.”

Some smarter monkeys can also make money in a bear market. Since most stocks crash in a bear market, simply sell (short) any stock, wait for prices to fall and then buy back to cover. A case of “sell high cover low.” Sounds simple enough isn’t it?