http://www.trade-stock-option.com/Options-Trading-blog.html The Options Trading Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the trade-stock-option.com Web site. Subscribe here. en-us options trading Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:02:57 GMT Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:02:57 GMT trade-stock-option.com http://www.trade-stock-option.com/stock-market-technical-analysis.html Traders often make use of Stock Market Technical Analysis to make money from the market. This skill gave you a general idea on where the stock is headed and which option strategies to apply. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:02:57 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/options-expiration.html Basic understanding of options expiration date, cycles and issues to take note on the expiration week. 2011 and 2012 expiration calendar and much more. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:02:37 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/thanks-for-sharing.html I absolutely adore reading your blog posts, the variety of writing is smashing. This blog as usual was educational, I have had to bookmark your site and Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:17:42 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/option-strike-price.html New. Having a hard time here understanding option strike price and hope for a good explanation. If stock XYZ is trading at $50 and you want to buy a call Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:15:18 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/sideway-market.html I don't know how to define sideway and in which strategies we can lay them into sideway. Thanks! Comment on Sideway Market” TSO Reply: Hi Hung. When the Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:06:14 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/weekly-expiration.html Why are there two expiration Fridays in this month? GE in August 2011 for example. Comment on options “Weekly Expiration date. TSO Reply: Hi Joe. I believe Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:51:16 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/option-valuation.html When you are buying or selling an option, have you ever wonder how the options are priced? How the option prices (premium) are calculated and how option valuation is performed? Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:10:39 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/money-management.html One of the most important areas in trading is Money Management. However it is also one of the areas that beginner did not put in much time to understand. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:28:20 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/money-management-tips.html The two main money management tips in trading are to survive as long as possible with your trading account. Next is to grow your equity and make spectacular gain in the market. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:19:21 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/money-management-strategies.html A trader should apply appropriate money management strategies to ensure long term survival in the trading world. The 2 percents rule help to avoid a single disastrous loss that tear up your account. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:06:12 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/money-management-strategies-1.html A trader should apply appropriate money management strategies to ensure long term survival in the trading world. The 6 percents rule help to avoid bankrupt of account through string of losing trades. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:47:26 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/why-trade-options.html There are many ways to make money in the world of investment. So why trade options? Know the pros and cons of trading options and whether options trading is suitable for you. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:39:24 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/strike-price.html Definition of Strike Price in an option contract. Generally it is space 5 points apart for stocks and 10 points apart for stocks that are more expensive. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:26:34 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/stock-options.html Plain and simple explanation on what are stock options. Explore the terms and specifications uniquely describe any option contract Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:15:52 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/stock-option-quotes.html Stock options values are expressed in abbreviated form ie Stock Option Quotes. Option traders need to know how it is created and used as it act as a form of communication between brokers and traders Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:03:07 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/options-open-interest.html Options open interest is merely the number of open option contracts that exist on a particular underlying stock. It is the option contracts that have been opened by traders and not yet closed Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:49:07 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/option-trading-basics.html A successful execution of options strategies depend on a thorough understanding of option trading basics Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:30:21 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/option-traders.html Option traders involved in online options trading needs to know more details information on the options market. This include the rights and obligation of the different option traders Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:20:52 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/intrinsic-value.html The price that an option sells for is commonly referred to as the premium. It is composed of 2 elements, the Intrinsic Value & Time Value Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:08:53 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/in-the-money.html One of the basic options trading principles is the relationship between strike price and current price of the stock. Three terms you need to know : In The Money, At The Money and Out of The Money Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:29:10 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/exercise-options.html As an options trader, it is important for you to understand the relationship between options holder who exercise options and options writer who receive the options assignment. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:18:20 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/american-style-option.html Differences between American style option and European style option? Principal Option Exchange in the United States and different classes of underlying that trade options Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:49:08 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/short-strangle.html Short Strangle is one of the sideway strategies used in a low volatile stock. It involves selling Out of The Money puts and calls options of same expiration date and stock but different strike price Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:31:50 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/short-straddle.html Short Straddle is one of the sideway strategies used in a low volatile stock. It involves selling At The Money puts and calls options of same strike price, expiration date and underlying stock Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:25:49 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/short-iron-condor.html Short Iron Condor is a volatility strategy used in a highly volatile stock. It is in fact a combination of Bull Call Spread and Bear Put Spread Strategies. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:12:36 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/short-iron-butterfly.html Short Iron Butterfly is a volatility strategy used in a highly volatile stock. It involves selling one lower strike call, buying middle strike puts and calls and selling one higher strike put options. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:00:30 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/short-call-options.html A short call option trading strategy, also known as naked call, involves the sale of call options. With short call, your outlook is bearish or neutral. You expect a drop in the underlying stock price Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:40:31 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/short-call-condor.html Short Call Condor is a volatility strategies used in a highly volatile stock. It involves selling one lower strike call, buying two middle strike call and selling one higher strike call options. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:27:53 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/short-call-butterfly.html Short Call Butterfly is a volatility strategies used in a highly volatile stock. It involves selling one lower strike call, buying two middle strike call and selling one higher strike call options. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:21:25 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/long-strangle.html Long Strangle is one of the delta neutral strategies used in a highly volatile stock. It involves buying Out of The Money puts and calls options of the same expiration date but different strike price Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:14:51 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/long-straddle.html Long Straddle is one of the delta neutral strategies used in a highly volatile stock. It involves buying At The Money puts and calls options of same strike price, expiration date and underlying stock Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:51:57 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/long-put-options.html A long put options trading strategies involves the purchase of a put option. With a long put, your outlook is bearish. You are expecting a drop in the underlying stock price. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:10:23 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/long-iron-condor.html Long Iron Condor is a sideway strategies used in a range bound stock. It is in fact a combination of Bull Put Spread and Bear Call Spread Strategies. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:01:08 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/long-iron-butterfly.html Long Iron Butterfly is a sideway strategies used in a range bound stock. It involves buying one lower strike put, selling middle strike puts and calls plus buying one higher strike call options. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:04:03 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/long-call-condor.html Long Call Condor is a sideway strategies used in a range bound stock. It involves buying one lower strike call, selling two middle strike call and buying one higher strike call options. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:50:36 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/long-call-butterfly.html Long Call Butterfly is a sideway strategies used in a range bound stock. It involves buying one lower strike call, selling two middle strike call and buying one higher strike call options. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:41:28 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/covered-put.html A covered put option trading strategies consist of shorting stock and selling put options on the underlying stock to generate income. Outlook is mildly bearish to neutral. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:31:25 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/covered-calls.html A covered calls option trading strategies consist of owning stock and selling call options on the underlying stock to generate income. Outlook is mildly bullish to neutral. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:15:57 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/call-options.html A long call options trading strategies involves the purchase of a call option. With a long call, your outlook is bullish. You are expecting a rise in the underlying stock price Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:02:03 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/bull-put-spread.html Bull Put Spread is one of the vertical spread option trading strategies. It usually involves selling a put and buying a lower strike put with the same expiration date. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:46:14 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/bull-call-spread.html Bull Call Spread is one of the vertical spread option trading strategies. It usually involves buying at the money call options and selling out of the money call options with the same expiration date. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:31:36 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/bear-put-spread.html Bear Put Spread is one of the vertical spread option trading strategies. It usually involves buying at the money put options and selling out of the money put options with the same expiration date. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:26:36 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/bear-call-spread.html Bear Call Spread is one of the vertical spread option trading strategies. It usually involves selling a call and buying a higher strike call with the same expiration date. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:19:08 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/option-strategies.html Option is one of the most versatile trading instruments available. Various option strategies cater to traders with different risk profile, personalities and amount of capital or time available Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:46:47 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/short-put-options.html Short put options trading strategies, also known as naked put, involves the sale of put options. With short put, your outlook is bullish or neutral. You expect a rise in the underlying stock price Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:44:01 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/stock-market-trading-advice.html New can anyone help? Bought Schaeffers and they about send me to the poor house. Comment on Stock Market Trading Advice TSO Reply: Hi Jed. What you had Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:28:11 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/long-straddles-when-to-enter-them.html I have been doing option trading for a while and learned by experience, that one of the greatest threats to profitability, is option time decay. The worst Tue, 31 May 2011 16:30:27 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/hedging-a-short-straddle.html Instead of writing an uncovered call and put at the same strike, what if you were to do a buy-write call and a put at the same strike... all at-the-money? Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:06:05 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/option-premium-how-to-reduce-premium-as-expiry-date-is-getting-nearer.html How to reduce option premium as expiry date draw near? How to calculate it and determine if it is beneficial to take this time? Dinesh Kumar Comment on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:02:07 GMT http://www.trade-stock-option.com/option-assignment-procedures-how-soon-will-covered-call-write-be-exercised-after-strike-price-reached.html I own XOM stock long and want to write a covered call with an out of the money strike price with an expiration date two years out. If the strike price Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:15:00 GMT