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When an investor begins trading options, he needs to establish trust with his option broker before depositing significant upfront capital into his option broker’s account. There are numerous online brokers and platforms investors can choose from to begin trading options. This article will provide a list of the five best online…

From StockTrader A vertical spread is an option strategy where an investor buys an option while simultaneously selling an option of the same type with the same expiration date but at a different strike price. Vertical spreads are useful to investors because they limit the risk involved in an options trade, but they…

The Mid-Term Elections this year carry more weight than any non-presidential election in recent memory. The results of the election could have a huge impact on everything from taxes to healthcare. Of course there are many variables to consider and the situation is extraordinarily complex. So, instead of looking at…

After peaking August 29, the S&P 500 spent much of the following week sliding lower. While the drama in Washington may be partially to blame, I think the action we are seeing now is more of a normal ebb and flow than a bigger shift in market sentiment. In other…

In terms of option trading, volume is the number of option contracts traded in a given period of time. This article will explain why volume is important and how volume gets its value. It is useful to understand what volume is in order to have success in options trading. Every time…

One of the most popular trading strategies of the last couple years is the short volatility trade – up until February of this year, the strategy could almost do no wrong. With dividends and fixed income not producing enough yield for many income investors, short volatility was used to fill…

An old trader once told me, “Trading is the hardest easy money you’ll ever make.” In theory, trading is easy enough — all you have to do is buy low and sell high, right? After all, there are thousands of books claiming to have all the information we’ll ever need….

From OptionAlpha Have you ever gotten the feeling that some of your trades just end up exploding in your face and turn into “massive” losing positions? They just never seem to go the way you thought it would and always demand or steal your attention right? Well, there’s likely a…

Options are popular with retail traders because of the concept of getting huge leverage on a relatively small investment. The prospect of buying an inexpensive out-of-the-money call or put and then having the stock move in the direction you predicted – and producing profits of hundreds or even thousands of…

I’ve been looking at options block trades (the really big trades) for years now, so I don’t often get surprised by any given trade. However, every once in a while I still come across a real eye-opener. It’s generally a trade that involves a massive amount of contracts or capital….

Now, the last thing you want to do is sit in front of a computer waiting for the right moment to grab your profits… That’s why today I’m going to show you a longer-term strategy that will change the way you trade starting this second. And you won’t even have…