LEARN OPTIONS TRADING
Diversify Your Options Universe
Diversity makes the world go 'round, and the same is true of your portfolio.
Deciding which strike prices to use can be difficult. Randy Frederick explains how to choose strike prices according to you level of bullishness or bearishness.
Once you have a grasp of the basics, it's time to put some simple options strategies to work. Randy Frederick covers how to use long and short calls and puts.
Time, Price and an Option's Profitability
It's one thing to bet on a stock making a $5 move. It's another thing entirely to expect it to happen in too short a period of time. Learn why some options finish in-the-money and others don't.
This options-trading glossary, sponsored by thinkorswim, aims to be a comprehensive reference for beginning, intermediate and expert traders. To walk the walk (and, more importantly, to profit like the pros!), you've got to be able to talk the talk. This easy-to-use and -understand glossary can help you to decipher broker-speak and learn a new phrase or strategy each day to help you become a stronger, more confident trader.
Ruby Tuesday: No Place Like the Short Side
Do you have a big menu of options facing you? I'll walk you through an incredible trade on Ruby Tuesday (RT).
Until a time comes around again when we're able to extend our holding periods for long-side trades, the strategy is simple: Keep it short and sweet.
What are the five rules for constructing great short-side positions? Read on to find out.
Live Well, Thanks to Dying Companies
If you don't want to buy a company's products or services, you shouldn't buy its stocks.
Michael Shulman
Do you think a stock is about to go up? You can buy call options or sell put options, as both indicate that you're making a bullish bet. But how you get from Point A to B is quite different.
Write Puts to Get Long a Stock
Learn how being 'assigned' to buy stock can be a reward for employing a smart strategy.
A quick quiz -- what are the three things you can short? Check your answers below.
Ruby Tuesday: No Place Like the Short Side
Do you have a big menu of options facing you? I'll walk you through an incredible trade on Ruby Tuesday (RT).
What are the five rules for constructing great short-side positions? Read on to find out.
