Apr
21
Top 10 Option Investment Strategies
April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Neutral to Bullish Strategies
1. Long Call: Simply buy a call option on a stock. This provides unlimited upside potential and caps the associated risk at the amount paid for the stock option. For Example, say you have $1600 and think Google (GOOG) will increase in value: say it is currently trading at $500 a share but you only have enough money to buy 3 shares. Instead of buying the shares you decide to buy call options on Google (GOOG). Let’s say you want to be conservative and only buy options trading write at the money (strike of $500). Now you just need to choose the expiration month (do you think the stock will increase in value soon or will it take a while?) Say you believe Google (GOOG) will increase in value within 1 month. You buy September 500 Calls for $16 (you have $1000 so you can afford 1 contract (sold in 100 board lots). As long as Google (GOOG) Trades at $516 at expiration in September you have made a profit.
Apr
12
Exercising Stock Options, Part 3
April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Automatic exercise occurs because in-the-money short positions are not necessarily exercised by buyers; it is more likely that positions will be closed and profits taken. So outstanding in-the-money short positions are automatically exercised by the OCC to absorb the disparity between the two sides.
The decision to avoid exercise is made based on current market value as well as the time remaining until expiration. Many option sellers spend a great deal of time and effort avoiding exercise and trying to also avoid taking losses in open option positions. A skilled options trader can achieve this by exchanging one option for another, and by timing actions to maximize deteriorating time value while still avoiding exercise. As long as options remain out of the money, there is no practical risk of exercise. But once that option goes in the money, sellers have to decide whether to risk exercise with an offsetting transaction.
Mar
28
Stock Trading Options
March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Stock market trading through trading stock options
The stock market is the place where the buyers and sellers converge to trade stocks. The key agents that are involved in the buying and selling of stocks are the investor, stock broker, and the buyer. Whenever an investor has to sell his stocks he can either do it directly if he knows a particular client that is offering to sell the stocks at the investor’s price. Otherwise he can consult a stockbroker who has all the information as to who is the right buyer on the stock market, which will provide the right purchasing price on which the stocks are to be sold.
Mar
25
Tough Trading Days
March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Trading is a marathon not a sprint. Often time’s new traders allow one bad day to alter not only their trading styles, but their emotions as well. In order to be a successful trader you have to learn to put tough trading days in their place. Do you think every game Michael Jordan lost; he then went home and changed his entire style of play. When Tiger Woods has an off day, do you think he immediately calls his swing coach to develop a new swing strategy? Set Daily Limits
Jan
25
How Stock Broker Can Help Us
January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Not his height, physique or talks that impress you, but it’s his intelligence, experience and services that attract any investor towards stock broker. The heart of stock investment guidance lies with stock brokers. Not only are they the catalyst to stock exchange but also provides a chance for any investor to have better returns on their hard earned money. Stock brokers are the people who wave the path to better investment prospects and support you to get through the winds and storms of stock market.
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