The best part of doing your homework and picking the names with the best potential is that, if any of them don't live up to your expectations, you can cut them loose.
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OPTIONS STRATEGIES
Bypass the 'Bear' Trap
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.
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Create Options 'Basket' Profits
Basket trades are an amazing way to make profits, whether you're a swing trader going for the quick gains or an options trader looking to leverage those moves for up to 10 times the gains.
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Write Puts to Get Long a Stock
Learn how being 'assigned' to buy stock can be a reward for employing a smart strategy.
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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.
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Learning the Earnings Cycle
Quarterly earnings reports provide regularly scheduled opportunities for options traders to profit.
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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.
