GlobalTec announced today the release of the Wizetrade for Options software, a cutting edge options trading tool that combines access to a wealth of information with the latest navigation capabilities traders need to make efficient, effective trading decisions.
In conjunction with the release of Wizetrade for Options, GlobalTec also released an upgraded version of Option Hunter [...]
The other side of this coin is that while the versatility that options offer is a great thing, it can also be confusing to investors new to the options game. Options strategies abound with funny names like collars, strangles, spreads and straddles that are not for new investors. That doesn’t mean you can’t make [...]
Derivatives of the Forex trading system are spot trading, futures trading, forwards trading, options trading and swap trades. Many inexperienced Forex traders tend to focus on spot trading. Spot transactions are over-the-counter transactions, handled outside of an organized exchange.
Spot Trading – Spot trading in the Forex trading system is what is termed Forex. A Forex [...]
There are many traders who still consider options and warrants to be long term trading markets, but options can even be traded short term. It is important to understand that trading options short term is not dramatically different from trading any other market but there are a couple of options specifics that need to be [...]
Another protective strategy that allows for some upside capital gain while providing maximum down side protection is the collar.
The collar is a combination of the covered call and protective put strategies. The collar uses a long put position in coordination with a short call position along with a long stock position. The ratio is one [...]
Introducing the Amazing Stock Repair Strategy. This strategy involves buying one at-the-money call option while simultaneously selling two out-of-the-money call options on the same stock, in the same month.
The construction of this trade is critical. First, you must make sure to purchase exactly the equivalent amount of at-the-money call options as shares of stock you [...]
Like most trades, time spreads have a maximum loss for the buyer. As a buyer, you can only lose what you have spent. If you paid $1.00 for the spread then your maximum potential loss is that $1.00. If you bought the spread for $2.00, then $2.00 is the maximum potential loss.
The buyer of a [...]
Many retail investors are discovering currency option trading which has been made available via a binary options trading platform. Whereas forex day trading once was only the domain of the super-elite global financiers (so called whale investors) now day trading minnows can swim, trade, and make money day trading in the same pond.
Currency Options Available [...]
Time decay, also known as theta, is defined as the rate by which an options value erodes into expiration. The value of the option over parity to the stock is called extrinsic value.
Since an option is a depreciating asset, meaning it has a limited life, the extrinsic value in the option will wither away daily [...]
Recently, I have been answering options trading questions posted by options trading beginners at my website and it amazes me to find that MANY of these questions surround a single theme. Some of these questions are like:
“I just bought a call option, how do I take profit?”
“I bought a put option at XXX strike price, [...]