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Many people are baffled by options trading, but though volatile, a thorough understanding of how to purchase put options is not as daunting as it may seem. Put option, generally called a “put,” is a financial contract between two parties – the writer and the buyer of the option. The buyer purchases a short position [...]

Quadruple Witching is a day on which contracts for stock index futures, stock index options, stock options and single stock futures (SSF) all expire. Today happens to be one of those days. Expect a high volume trading day. This happens four times per year, and the third Friday in March (today) is one of those [...]

Option Greeks seem obscure to most people, but in this blog we will demystify them much like the discussions by my fellow “Greek Geeks” here. To be a successful options strategist over the long-term, it’s important to clearly understand the various types of risks involved with each option spread position that is implemented. That is [...]

Looking for a way to generate some additional income from your investment portfolio? The answer may be to employ an option strategy of writing calls against stocks you already own. The internet is full of information with respect to this topic. The options guy at TradeKing offers a series of articles on this very topic [...]

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I’m ready to start trading options. It’s probably a mistake; I don’t really have a clue what I am doing. I’ve read quite a few of the blogs, and working on this project with TradeKing has given me lots of information, however so far I have not been successful in making money. Using their example [...]