Call options are in the money when the underlying stock that it is written on has a price higher than a the call option strike price. A call option can be used to call away a stock at the price of the strike with the profits being how much higher the stock was trading at […]
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Option traders who believe the price of an underlying asset will not change significantly in the near future can sell short combinations of options that have different directional biases and strike prices. A short strangle is an option play designed to bet on a small move in either direction for an underlying stock in a
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Traders who strongly believe the price of an underlying asset will change significantly in the near future but are unsure about the direction of the move can trade combinations of options that have different directional bias and strike prices. A long strangle is an option play designed to bet on a big move in either
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An investment portfolio generally comprises diverse assets like stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds. Although it offers numerous advantages, investing and trading in options, an additional asset class, is far riskier than regular equity investments. However, specialized options trading strategies like the covered call strategy can minimize risk and limit losses. Selling covered call options,
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Most option traders are familiar with selling covered call options on stocks that they already own in their portfolio to generate cash flow, but what if an investor wanted to generate income from stocks they want to own in the future? Have you heard of selling puts for income? Selling a naked put option is
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A put credit spread attempts to make money through selling put option premium and having the stock price move higher or stay in the profitability zone by expiration. A put credit spread can be closed with a profit at any time until the expiration date of the puts in the option play. The bull put
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A cash secured put is created when a put option is sold to open at the same time as capital in an account is designated to buy the underlying stock at the strike price if the put expires in-the-money and is assigned to the option writer. A cash-secured put can be written as an at-the-money
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What is a leap? LEAPS is an acronym for options contracts called a Long Term Equity Anticipation Security. Leaps are derivatives with a long term expiration date that have prices that fluctuate along with the underlying stock or index it is written on. LEAPS have much longer time periods before expiration than traditional monthly options
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A “squeeze” is price action that is so strong in one direction that it forces traders and investors to change their market positions based on moves going too far against them. The momentum that causes traders to exit or reverse their positions can start a feedback loop that feeds on itself making the move bigger
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Here is a list of the best books on options trading based on Amazon sales, reviews, ratings and author popularity. It is important to have a full understanding of the options market and pricing model before diving into options trading with real money. Options are derivative contracts and complex instruments where time, strike price, and volatility
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