8 Powerful Reasons to be a Member of a Trading Group

8 Powerful Reasons to be a Member of a Trading Group

We've all heard the saying:  “Two heads are better than one.”  This old adage promotes teamwork, but does this apply to traders? When two or more people coordinate in a spirit of HARMONY and work toward a definite objective, they place themselves...
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...
Straddles and Strangles; Strategies for Significant Price Movement

Straddles and Strangles; Strategies for Significant Price Movement

Many traders use straddles and strangles in their options trading plan.  Today's article will give a synopsis of the setup of each of these strategies, as well as outline some of the key distinctions between the two. What is a Straddle? A straddle is an options...