It used to be very time consuming to generate sales leads for a business. But besides the time involved, the expense was even more concerning and could really limit the number of leads that you could generate. These days you can use the Internet to generate sales leads. The Internet makes it easier, more affordable, and quicker to find qualified leads. It also lets you reach markets or locations that were previously very hard and too expensive to...more
Many people enter trading, whether it be stocks, options, commodities or other markets, after having been very successful in their primary occupation. Many of these new traders are perfectionists by nature and driven to be successful. This often leads to a couple of fatal flaws in trading:1) The novice trader stays with a losing trade too long because of a reluctance to admit the original analysis was incorrect. His or her ego and sense of...more
Beginning options traders often are confused about the organization of option chains. This paper covers the basic concepts surrounding which options are available at any given point in time, and how that may affect the options you trade.Equity options always have options available for the current month and the following month. In addition, two more months will be available; but those two months will vary, depending upon which of three option cycles your option falls within: the January, February, or March quarterly cycles. For an option in the January cycle, Jan, Apr, July, and Oct are the months that will be used; for the February cycle, the months of Feb, May, Aug, and Nov are used; for the March cycle, the months of Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec are used. So, in January, for an option in the January cycle, the Jan and Feb options (current and next months) will be available plus two additional months: Apr and July. By contrast, an option in the February cycle will have the following options available in January: Jan, Feb, May, and Aug. Similarly, an option in the March cycle will have the following options available in January: Jan, Feb, Mar, and Jun. We can illustrate how this works for...more
It is common to see web site banners or other advertisements similar to the title of this article, touting the benefits of options trades with probabilities of success of 85-90%. Technically, these trades indeed have a high probability of success, i.e., if you placed a trade with the same parameters every month of the year, you should see about 10...more
Perhaps the most critical characteristic shared by successful investors and traders is their psychological approach to the market. All forms of financial investments have foundational knowledge that is essential to success in that market. I am not suggesting that you can simply think the right way and trade stocks, commodities or any other market...more
Many people think of options trading as very risky and suitable only for the high rollers. This article briefly surveys how options can be used in conservative financial portfolios to boost the income from your stocks.For the purposes of this article, lets assume we have a stock portfolio of conservative stocks, e.g., IBM, GE, etc. We may be realizing moderate price appreciation of the order of 5% annually plus dividend yields of 3%, for total portfolio growth of 8 to 10% annually. One easy way to boost our annual gains without increasing our downside risk is to sell call options against our stock holdings. This is known as a Covered Call.A Covered Call is created by selling the appropriate number of call options against stock in our portfolio. Lets assume we own 500 shares of shares of IBM and IBM closed at $104.69 on May 28, 2009. We are concerned the stock may trade sideways or only slightly upward for the next few weeks. We could sell 5 contracts of the June $105 call options for $2.35, or $235 per contract. This brings $1,175 into our account. If IBM closes at any price less than $105 on June 19, the calls we sold expire worthless and we keep the $1,175 we received and...more
You have probably heard people refer to options as a risky enterprise, akin to gambling. And it is true that options trading can be very risky, especially when engaged in with minimal knowledge and preparation. The average stockbroker or financial...more
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Now, if you have cash lying around, thats even better. Did you lose money in 2008 and 2009 in the stock market? Did you lose money in real estate? And do you still have money left in treasury securities, or CDs, and what are you going to get out of...more