What are Leaps Options?

What are Leaps Options?

Long-term Equity Anticipation Securities options, otherwise known as LEAPS, have the same general characteristics as standard options. LEAPS are commonly known to have an expiration date longer than one year.  Standard options have an expiration date less than...
Four Steps to Adjusting Bull Put Spreads

Four Steps to Adjusting Bull Put Spreads

Put credit spreads, also called bull put spreads, are a very popular strategy used by many traders.  The put credit spread is most often used when a trader expects a rise in the price of the underlying. It is constructed by selling a put option at a specific...
Seven Potential Risks in Trading Forex

Seven Potential Risks in Trading Forex

The foreign exchange market (Forex) is the over-the-counter market where currencies from all over the world are traded.  In terms of trading volume, the Forex market is the largest financial market in the world.  Trading the foreign exchange market can offer...