I make a living out of trading options…and a pretty good one at that!
For a long time I couldn’t say those words as I struggled just to hold on to my capital, let alone make it grow.
Though there were several reasons why I struggled (including being grossly undercapitalized and at the same [...]
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 [...]
Writing Covered Calls is a conservative strategy where you buy a stock that you would like to invest in and then write a call option against that stock.
This is a cash generating strategy that not only offers downside protection that you otherwise wouldn’t enjoy if you just bought the stock, but also gives you the [...]
You may or may not have heard of credit spread option trading but they can be used to profit in bullish, neutral or bearish conditions.
They are a cashflow generating strategy that involves both the buying and selling of either calls or puts of different strike prices but same expiration date to establish an overall [...]
A LEAP (Long-term Equity Anticipation Product) is simply a long-dated option.
LEAP options that don’t expire upto 2 years into the future give the buyer much more time to be right about the future direction of a stock and at the same time offer tremedous leverage.
LEAP option trading has become quite popular in recent years because [...]
I make a living out of trading options…and a pretty good one at that!
For a long time I couldn’t say those words as I struggled just to hold on to my capital, let alone make it grow.
Though there were several reasons why I struggled (including being grossly undercapitalized and at the same [...]
I make a living out of trading options…and a pretty good one at that!
For a long time I couldn’t say those words as I struggled just to hold on to my capital, let alone make it grow.
Though there were several reasons why I struggled (including being grossly undercapitalized and at the same [...]
Beyond all the ‘hype’ what is it that makes option trading so good?
This is a question that I wish more people would ask, but the thing is not too many people know they even exist!
The main reason that I love option trading is that options provide the opportunity to turn a small or modest amount [...]