Protective Put Secrets

To truly get an accurate picture of a comparison between the likelihood of success for two different strategies, we must use a real life example, and compare ‘apples to apples’. We are going to do that here with two strategies: That is, we will compare selling ‘at the money’ Put options (spreads) with buying ‘at [...]

I wanted to make a few comments today on the comparisons between different stock market strategies. First, let me say I am yet to come across a strategy that doesn’t work, given the right circumstances. They can all make money, some just require more skill, more time, or more luck than others. [...]

I thought such an eye-catching title would be appropriate for an article on risk management. Often times, beginning traders forget the fundamentals of proper trading in their quest for instant riches in the stock market. Those of us who have been trading for some time now are fully aware of the danger in that type [...]

Whatever the job type, everyones ultimate goal is to succeed and gain surplus. You need to have the right knowledge in order to become successful. Being a business person, you should learn the most reliable and right way to become successful in trading market. Learning the trading commodities concept requires a trader to use different [...]

As a beginning stock market trader, I frequently visited an unpleasant place called Loss Vegas. It was teeming with would be investors and traders with grand aspirations of making a killing in the stock market. Differing life experiences, bank account balances, and strategies separated them but they were all bound by the possibilities of great [...]

Hey Joe! No matter how hard I try, I still find myself hesitating before a trade.  Any comments about that?
There are any number of reasons why a trader hesitates before a trade.  The main one is lack of planning.  Without a plan, there is no degree of confidence a trade will be successful, it’s [...]

Stock trading system software is getting increasingly popular among stock exchange traders. There are also handbooks and guides written by seasoned stock traders that can come in very handy. These are useful for professional traders as well as for amateurs looking to make some money in the stock market. A stock trading system is a [...]

Options trading involves trading the option to buy or sell a stock, at a set price (strike price), until the option expires. With commodities, this is also known as futures trading. Options expire on the third Friday of each month. Options with expirations of over a year are called LEAPS, which stands for Long Term [...]

Short of having a crystal ball, picking winners when stock option trading is not as hard as many people would have you believe. In the first place, when considering purchasing or selling stock options, you need to conduct extensive research on the underlying stock yourself, or rely on someone else to do it for you [...]