This strategy, which offers an alternative to the covered call option, involves a bit more potential upside and downside, writes Justin Kuepper of ETFdb.com.
If you are buying options it's important to buy them as cheaply as possible, writes Markus Heitkoetter of Rockwell Trading, because your break-even point will also be lower, thus allowing you to reach profitability sooner, too.
After it looked like crude oil may retest the previous lows that we saw back on May 15, instead we've seen the market rebound to the highest price in about a week, writes Matt McKinney of Zaner Group.
The trader selling options is collecting its price as a premium, writes Markus Heitkoetter of Rockwell Trading, and he's hoping they expire worthless so he can keep the premium.
Selling deep in-the-money call options will enhance a stock's dividend yield and provide downside protection, writes Alan Ellman of TheBlueCollarInvestor.com.
Binary options have become increasingly popular in recent years, and the staff of Binary Option Strategy shows how you can trade currencies using these instruments.
While handling a position differs from single strategy trading, it's not quite as difficult as you might think, says option trader Greg Loehr of OptionsBuzz.com.
Don't write a covered call just before earnings, says Mike Scanlin, who shares this and a number of other tips that new covered-call writers should understand.
Earnings season happens four times annually when the prices of underlyings can go for wild rides, but that shouldn't stop you from trading options during these times, says Bob Lang of ExplosiveOptions.net.
In a decentralized market as the spot forex, there is no one exchange that tracks all trading activities, making it difficult to quantify volume traded...