Archive for December 2009

Money Management and Forex Trading – the Key to Bigger Gains

Money management is a bit like sex, we all do it but we don’t talk about it much yet, if you don’t employ proper money management you won’t win. Let’s look at some basics to do with money management.
Money management is the difference between making stellar gains or wiping your account out. Here are [...]

Options Trading Mastery: Spread Prices

Vertical spreads will trade between its minimum and maximum values – zero and the difference between the two strikes. In the case of a vertical call spread, the spread will trade closer to zero when the stock trades closer to or lower than the lower strike price. The spread will trade closer to maximum value [...]

Online Trading Education

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewing: INO TV’s Online Trading Education 
Learning in the financial industry is a lifelong process. The complexity of the global marketplace and the level of competition amongst traders and investors means on-going education is not an option but rather a necessity. INO TV has given me the online trading education [...]

Option Trading Tip – Follow A Consistent ‘Routine’

Just as elite athletes go through a specific warm-up routine for their body and their mind before competing at a meet, we too as option traders need to follow a specific routine/process before we enter a trade and compete in the markets.
Here is the step-by-step routine that I follow each market day when looking [...]

Earning Profits With the Use of Non Directional Trading Strategies

There are two key features of forex options trading that make it the choice financial tool for many traders. Firstly, it is ideal during this time of poor economic performance since it can bring good returns despite of the situation. Secondly, this type of market does not rely on price movement forecasts and therefore makes [...]

Option Credit Spreads – Limited Risk With Limited Profit

I started trading options in the late 90’s. After selling my first option and collecting an immediate credit I and became an option seller for life. I became a student of option selling strategies and started selling covered calls on stocks I brought and owned. I was doing OK collecting premiums month after month until [...]

Four Must-Know Rules to Profit from Options

Whether you’re a novice options investor or you’ve been trading options for years, four simple rules could mean the difference between serious gains and major losses. Here’s everything you need to know to go from optionless to an options whiz…
Every day, scores of novice options investors get burned. It’s not because they’re bad investors, [...]

Option Credit Spread Trading – Limited Risk with Limited Profit

I started trading options in the late 90’s. After selling my first option and collecting an immediate credit I and became an option seller for life. I became a student of option selling strategies and started selling covered calls on stocks I brought and owned. I was doing OK collecting premiums month after month until [...]

The Rookie’s Guide to Options: The Beginner’s Handbook of Trading Equity Options (Hardcover)

Learn to use options from veteran option trader Mark D. Wolfinger, who spent more than 20 years on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). If you are a seasoned stock trader or a casual investor who dabbles in mutual funds, this book is for you. Learn why stock options a [...]

6 Ways To Estimate The Value Of Forex Options

Forex options trading make use of various ways to effect the valuation of currency options. The two most popular models employed in determining the option values are the Black Scholes model and the stochastic volatility model. The former was brought about by Fischer Black and Myron Scholes, thus the name of the model. The two [...]