Tag: put options
You Should Never Trade Options If You Don’t Know This…
Have you ever heard someone say “90% of people that trade options lose money.”? I certainly have. Looking at an options chain can be a dizzying exercise for the uninformed. Delta, Gamma, Theta, Rho, Vega – and let’s not forget – implied volatility? Single, spread, butterfly, condor. What does it all mean? SO WHAT IS […]
Why It’s Not Too Late To Protect Your Portfolio
A few years ago there was an Interactive Broker (IBKR) commercial that used to run with frequency showing a woman arriving late for dinner saying, “Sorry, the market’s a mess, it’s down 2% and everyone’s selling, I needed to get some hedges on.” Can you imagine a 2% decline inducing a rush to hedge? What […]
3 Steps For Using Options To Protect Your Portfolio
With the stock market having a sizzling run to new all-time highs, investors are rightfully asking how they can protect their gains while still retaining upside exposure. This is where options trading can be extremely helpful. The most straight forward and simplest form of hedging or limiting downside risk is buying put options. While it is essentially true […]
Here’s How Our Option Trading Strategy Performed In 2014
Our Option Trading Strategy Did Very Well Last Year! As you may know, I manage a premium option trading service here at Commodity Trading Research. We call it the Options Profit Pipeline. In case you’re unaware how this one-of-a-kind system works, here’s a quick rundown… As the name suggests, the Options Profit Pipeline is an […]
