Options: Trading Lessons
 


Larry Connors Daily Battle Plan Now featuring trading set-ups including stocks, options and exchange-traded funds, Larry Connors Daily Battle Plan is better positioned than ever to offer bigger edges, more trades and more opportunities to take advantage of our quantified, statistics-based research. Read More >>
Michael Thomsett

The Covered Call Ratio Write -- the Portfolio Cash Cow

Michael Thomsett - April 08, 2011
Here's an explanation of how the ratio write works to help you determine whether or not the strategy is a good match for your options trading. Read More >>
Before entering into any option strategy, especially for covered call positions, traders should understand the rules. Here Michael Thomsett explains the forward rolling strategy Read More >>
Dan Passarelli

Navigating the Sea of Volatility with Options

Dan Passarelli - March 31, 2011
When volatility is excruciatingly low, try these option strategies that can produce outsized gains while mitigating the potential for future volatility increases. Read More >>
Larry Connors

Bringing in Income from ETF Options, Part 3

Larry Connors - February 02, 2011
In the past, we looked at how to bring in income from ETFs with covered calls, credit spreads, and ratio spreads. Today, Larry Connors looks at how to bring in income when ETFs are moving sideways with the use of Iron Condors. Read More >>
Larry Connors

Day Trading, Volatility and Options

Larry Connors - February 02, 2011
If you trade volatility, then learn how to minimize your exposure to market risk without sacrificing profit. Larry Connors recommends Jeff Augen's new book which offers some new findings you may apply to boost your options portfolio. Read More >>
Carley Garner

How to Swing Trade with Options

Carley Garner - January 12, 2011
There are an unlimited number of strategies and possibilities that exist when being creative with options trading. Here is one approach by Carley Garner for those interested in aggressively trading options spreads. Read More >>
Most traders will agree that knowing when to exit a trade is the most difficult part of trading options. Here, TradingMarkets contributor Michael Shulman offers some guidelines to help you put together a sound exit strategy. Read More >>
Carley Garner

How to Create a Synthetic Put

Carley Garner - November 16, 2010
Why would you go through the hassle of mimicking an instrument instead of simply trading the original? The answer is simple: you can design it to better take advantage of the underlying market. Carley Garner explains the benefits of this popular options strategy called a synthetic put. Read More >>
Jeff Augen

Trading Options on the SPYs

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Jeff Augen - November 15, 2010
Jeff Augen shares a slight twist to an options trading strategy, which nearly always generates more profit over extended periods of time. Learn the advantage of trading options on ETFs and apply it to your trading now. Read More >>

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