Articles that match the tag: trading options


Using Moving Averages to Gain a Trading Edge

Bryan Perry - June 24, 2010
Traders are always looking for tools to help them predict how the market will move. Bryan Perry discusses the popular and widely followed moving average as a great tool to help traders profit in the long run. Read More >>

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 >>

Option Survival: Setting and Following Bailout Levels

Michael Thomsett - April 04, 2010
Of all the dilemmas that option traders face, the question of when to take profits or cut losses is frequently at the top the list. Here, Michael C. Thomsett shows you how to best navigate options trading with specific goals and a bailout point in mind. Read More >>

The Forward Roll: Avoiding Option Exercise Indefinitely

Michael Thomsett - March 31, 2011
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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

When to Exit an Options Trade: Don't Gamble Away Your Profits

Michael Shulman - November 19, 2010
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 >>

Setting Up an ETF Iron Condor

Dan Passarelli - November 15, 2010
Iron condors can be great strategies under the right circumstances. But the problem is --- knowing when the right circumstances are present. Dan Passarelli provides these basic steps, which makes the task of finding an iron condor much less daunting. Read More >>

Understanding the Seasonality of Options

Dan Passarelli - November 09, 2010
Thanks to the seasonality patterns that overlie option trades, those new to the world of options are often caught off guard by how quickly options can lose their value. Learn more about the different kinds of option cycles from Dan Passarelli. Read More >>

An Options Strategy to Use If You're Bearish

Carley Garner - November 03, 2010
In this trading lesson, Carley Garner explains the put ratio spread and the best time to put this options trading strategy into practice. Read More >>