Those that follow my work will know I have been bullish on commodities since 2002. In 2003 I held a seminar in London together with respected global investor Jim Rogers where I explained why I was allocating a large part of my wealth to commodities.
My view has not changed; this still is a commodity [...]
Many opportunity seekers are attracted to options trading as they have heard stories making promises of fast profits. The problem is that these traders come in thinking of nothing more than stuffing their bank accounts full of cash in a short period of time. While this scenario is achievable the odds are certainly going well [...]
One will commonly hear or read the following “rule of thumb” for options spread trading:When implied volatility is high, sell credit spreads and when implied volatility is low, buy debit spreads.Unfortunately, this is simply not true. The credit spread and its corresponding debit spread at the same strike prices will always have virtually identical returns [...]
A credit spread is a type of vertical spread. It is a trading strategy in which you are buying an option, call or put, at a certain strike price, and simultaneously selling the same type of option at a different strike price of the same month. The sold strike price must have a higher [...]
When you feel you understand a bit about the Options Trading Market, and are ready to give it a try, you need to spend a bit of time developing a strategy to guide your investment decision. It is important in doing this to understand the basic difference between a strategic decision and a tactical decision.
Your [...]
There are two main types of vertical spreads. There is the vertical call spread and the vertical put spread. Each spread allows you to do two things. First, you can buy it, making you long the vertical spread. Second, you can sell it making you short the vertical spread. Both can be employed to take [...]
If you are like most people, in these times of economic uncertainty you are looking for a way to earn extra money, that doesn’t take a lot of time, preferably from home and that doesn’t require a lot of capital to get started. If you fall into this category then options trading might be just [...]
To the average citizen, the stock market itself denotes something quite mind-bogglingly complex. Of course, options trading simply makes the merely complex truly confounding to such individuals. Providentially, the modern world is all about making complex things simple and this process has been aided effectively by the internet. Options trading is no longer as remote [...]
There are many index iron condor & credit spread options advisory newsletters on the market today. The index iron condor options strategy is popular because it’s relatively easy to understand, it doesn’t require options analysis software to visualize the trade, and it generates an excellent monthly income of 6% to 10% ROI per month. Most [...]
You may or may not have heard of credit spread option trading but they can be used to profit in bullish, neutral or bearish conditions.
They are a cashflow generating strategy that involves both the buying and selling of either calls or puts of different strike prices but same expiration date to establish an overall [...]