Tag: trade 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 […]
What Percentage Of Options Expire Worthless?
One of the persistent and pernicious myths regarding options is that 80% of all options expire worthless. The number belies the fact that most options get closed well before expiration and can create some misleading belief that selling premium is the only sure way to make money trading options. We’ve all seen the marketing emails […]
Apple Earnings Preview: The Best Trade To Make
Looking forward to the Cupertino tech giant’s earnings, it seems that the market might be understating how much the stock price might move. With the price at all-time highs, a big move could be warranted. Here’s how to profit. For options traders, the experience of earnings season is similar to the one kids may feel […]
Go Bullish On Gold Using Options
Uncertainty is creeping back into the markets which means that the safe-haven commodity is coming back to life. By using the options trade shared in this article, you can profit big from just a small move north in the price of gold. Ever since central banks started accumulating gold (after the Financial Crisis of 2008-2009), […]
