Dawn Pennington

Profits on the Horizon

Horizontal spreads are a great option tool when you believe you know the direction a stock will move, but it's not clear exactly when.

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.

Learning the Earnings Cycle

Quarterly earnings reports provide regularly scheduled opportunities for options traders to profit.

'Spread' Your Wings

If you are familiar with buying calls and puts, we'll show you how to buy them even cheaper.

Understanding Options Expiration

Just because a stock has options available for trading doesn't mean that there are options available to trade in each calendar month ... at a particular time.