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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Futures Contracts for Speculation and Hedging
What is a 'Futures Contract'? Futures contracts can be used by hedgers and by those who speculate. Producers or buyers of a commodity of an underlying asset are able to hedge or lock in a …
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Broker Survey
UPDATE: I added four more brokers and a new section of what do you trade? You can update your survey responses here. It's time for a broker survey to see what brokers people are using. Give us …
