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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Improvements for Traders with Small Accounts
Brokerages have changed significantly over the past 20 years. Aspiring traders with small accounts now can participate with much smaller accounts than in the past. When first thinking about …
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Using Options For Swing Trading
Steve Spencer at SMB posted a video of how to use options for swing trading. Steve used a synthetic stock position with a split strike, done for a credit. The video was posted at …
Amy’s Alerts Update
Amy Meissner's 14-day, weirdor and nested iron condor trade alert services have been retired while she works on other strategies. Amy wants to focus on the Weekly Playbook …
Rolling Thunder
Scott from StratagemTrade.com presented the Rolling Thunder trade which is used during fast markets to hedge a portfolio of long Deltas or to take a directional opinion. Scott reviewed how the …
Weekly Options – Be Aware Of The Risks
Options trading becomes more and more popular every year. The options become more liquid and more traders use them for hedging, speculation, income etc. Weekly options (weeklys), introduced by CBOE in …
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Who thinks Covered Writes Should be Illegal?
Dan Sheridan posted an article yesterday "Why should Covered Writes be Illegal?" A covered write is more commonly known as a covered call. Dan has an example of XYZ stock (I love XYZ stock...) +100 …
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Vertical Spreads: Introducing the Bear Call Spread
One of the numerous strategies available to traders are vertical spreads. Credit spreads come in two varieties: the Bear Call spread and the Bull Put spread. This article will cover the Bear Call …
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What’s the difference between SPX and SPY Options?
SPX and SPY are two very similar instruments from which a trader can choose. Today we will talk a bit about the similarities and differences between the two. What is SPX? SPX is the nickname for the …
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