Financially Fatal is the best way to describe this particular mistake that 95% of all traders make. It is the primary reason that even though traders are generally smarter than average, the failure rate is incredibly high in trading.
This is the one reason that so many traders fail even though they certainly have the [...]
What happened to the stock markets these past two weeks?
Anyone at all involved in investing or trading no doubt personally experienced it- the stock markets went through a major correction! And in these days of the “World Economy” such a correction can be triggered by news from anywhere in the world. As it did [...]
To get a firm grasp of volatility’s effect on vertical spreads, let us examine three spreads against different implied volatilities while keeping the stock price constant at 67.5. These are the 60 – 65, 65 – 70 and 70 – 75 call spreads.
In-the-Money Vertical Spreads
Looking at the in-the-money spread (June 60 – 65), we see [...]
Options trading, and specifically writing options, is normally poorly understood, and more often than not, poorly communicated. This is why most people dismiss it as too complicated or too difficult. So many traders are put off trading in options purely because of lack of knowledge. But once educated in this area you will find you [...]
The majority of casual investors buy and sell stocks. If they are bearish on a stock, some will even short-sell stock. But relatively few investors fully understand and take advantage of trading options.
With stocks, you own a small piece of a company. However, with options, you purchase the right to buy or [...]
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 [...]
If you’ve been trading stocks for some time and have never tried options, then you may want to give them a go. Stock options are more speculative but offer flexibility, diversification and control to protect your stock portfolio or create more investment income. So, here are some things you should know about options.
An option [...]
Trading is usually simple but most of the people make it a very complex game. It depends how you approach it whether for quick riches or stable income every month. Trading wants you to have a positive and a neutral mind. Successful traders follow rules all the time and earn their living trading just two [...]
Trading is both a simple and fairly complex game. It depends how you approach it. Trading requires a neutral mind. Following rules is a key attribute of successful trading. Many failed traders already develop their mind of particular direction. Neutrality itself requires that there is no direction of market. Whenever there is a setup formed [...]
In mid-July 2007, the Dow Jones index stock market made what appeared to be an important top.
Naturally, this gave rise among the usual TV pundits to pessimistic perceptions of the US economy, the long-term impact of the war in Iraq, and so on. However, what is fascinating and even mildly annoying is that just a [...]