Archive for November 2009

5 Ways to Strategize in Forex Options Trading

One secret of many traders’ success in whatever type of financial trading market is their use of proven methods and strategies. In forex options trading, it is not different. Currency options trading allows for the use of a variety of option strategies, which are employed to engineer a risk profile to the underlying security’s movement. [...]

Buying Stock versus Stock Option Trading

There is quite a difference between buying stocks outright and purchasing stock options. When you purchase an option, you are betting on the direction of the market. However, option trading has very different characteristics than purchasing shares and there is a lot of terminology and tricks of the trade that a new trader should learn [...]

Making Money From Option Trading With Implied Volatility – Part 2

Option trading remains a mystery to many new traders. There are elements to option trading that traders should know about to make trading easier. In this article, I give an example of how an options trader might use implied volatility in his trading. Then, I discuss implied volatility charts and how they are created.
There is [...]

Stock Options Strategy

The Covered Call Strategy is composed by a long position in a stock or ETF (In this example: Exxon Mobil Cp.) and short one in a call option (Choose one from the Exxon Mobil Cp. Options Chain) in the same stock or ETF. The strategy is often called a “buy-write” strategy.
 The option seller will [...]

How Option Trading Profit In Any Market Conditions

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 Basics of Forex Option Trading – The Tricks to Bigger Profits

If you know how the stock market works, then you will have a general idea of what a Forex option trading is. However, stocks and Forex have big dissimilarities so you should not confuse one for the other.
You can only apply Forex option trading at the international currency market. This is an alternative trading [...]

Three Winning Bear Market Option Trading Strategies Revealed

Most people lose money in a bear market. Do you remember the tech bubble and recession in 2000-2002? This article will discuss three option trading strategies that can make you big profits in a bear market or recession.
Option Strategy No. 1 – Buying Put Options
It is fairly easy to purchase put options. This option trading [...]

Currency Options Trading – 2 Powerful Option Strategies for Triple Digit Gains

While many traders like to trade forex. Currency trading options if used correctly, can give you two great advantages that can lead you to long term trading success. Let’s take a look at them… Here we will look at how to buy options correctly and take advantage of limited risk and unlimited gains and how [...]

Earn from Home by Investing in Online Options Trading

One of the easiest ways to start earning at the comforts of your home is to invest in online options trading.  Options trading would be similar to stock trading because buying and selling assets are involved.  However, trading options is more versatile and involves fewer risks if you are a conservative trader.  You can make [...]

Options Trading Strategies – Treat Implied Volatility of Calls Separate From the IV of Puts

The Implied Volatility (IV) of Calls needs separate treatment from the IV of Puts. Also, for specific options trading strategies treat the IV of both Puts and Calls as a combined bundle.Each option at each strike implies its own individual percentage value of the underlying product’s future volatility. This makes it unique from any other [...]