Derivative contract is a contract whose value is determined by the changes in the value of underlying asset. A Derivative includes three types of participants: Hedgers, Speculators and Arbitrageurs. Derivative includes: Forwards, Futures, options & Swaps. A forward contract is a non standardized contract between the two parties to buy or sell an asset at [...]
In the stock market industry, the trade for stocks and stock options are often interchanged and some investors may be confused between the concepts behind these types of trades. First off, you should know is that these two animals have very different characteristics from each other, and using them interchangeably can be lethal if you [...]
Investing in the stock market can be particularly tricky. One part of the stock market that many individual investors seem to have a great deal of trouble understanding is the options market. Many people find options trading to be incredibly complicated, but the fact of the matter is… it can be quite easy once you [...]
Investing in the stock market is no bed of roses and investing in the options market can be even more complicated if you don’t really know what you’re doing. I have found over the years that your ordinary average individual investor has a more difficult time understanding the options market than they really need to [...]
Both shares of McDonald’s (MCD) and Burger King Holdings (BKC) have underperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index over the last year. However, Credit Suisse recently upgraded McD’s while cutting Burger King. At Frontwater we like both for various reasons. Let’s first take a look at McDonalds…Earlier today, Credit Suisse upgraded McDonald’s to Outperform from [...]
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Trading options and investing in dividend stocks are two subjects that aren’t normally linked, but, by using a conservative option trading approach, selling covered calls, you can actually often double and sometimes even triple your yield on dividend paying stocks.
Selling covered calls is sometimes compared to taking out a limited insurance policy on your [...]
The concept of Stock option trading was introduced in the 1970’s, and it became popular in 1980’s. However the market losses of 1990 caused a stop in this type of trading, the recent concept of electronic trading (online trading) made them again popular to the public.
Stock options are options, which use stocks as the [...]