7 Mistakes Novice Options Traders Make

Len Yates

Here are 7 common mistakes traders new to options make and 3 reasons investors mistakenly avoid trading options. (more)

How To Get Started In Options

Vincent Mao

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Trading Options With CVR Signals, Part II

Larry Connors

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Trading Options With CVR Signals, Part I

Larry Connors

Last Thursday, March 11, we talked about trading CVR signals with options, especially CVR buy signals. These trades are particularly effective because when the signal is correct, you have the three main features of options working in your favor: time, price direction, and volatility. (more)

Picked The Right Stock? Make Sure You Pick The Right Option

Vincent Mao

Unlike trading in stocks, in which your only worry is having the stock move opposite of your intended direction, option traders have much more to worry about. (more)

Surfing The Stock Market Waves

Jon Najarian

Jon ‘Dr. J’ Najarian profiles his favorite strategy to take advantage of what today's market has been giving us: the bull call spread. (more)

Seven Mistakes Novice Options Traders Make

Len Yates

Plus three reasons investors mistakenly avoid trading options (from the forthcoming book, "The Global Investor Book Of Investing Rules"). (more)

Looking Back At My 20 Years in Trading, Success All Boils Down To This One Thing

Jon Najarian

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An Introduction To Ratio Spreads

Vincent Mao

With this strategy, it is possible to eliminate all or part of the downside or upside risk. In this lesson, I will show you just what a ratio spread is and describe the ideal conditions to put on a ratio spread. (more)

An Introduction To Volatility

Tony Saliba

Every options trader should have a grasp at least of a few fundamental principals of volatility (historical, expected, future and implied). The outlining of these is my task at hand. (more)

An In-Depth Look At Vertical Option Spreads, Part I

Tony Saliba

Some options strategies may be ideally suited for the potentially volatile markets ahead. We feel that this lesson on vertical spreading by Tony Saliba may be of help to you. (more)

An In-Depth Look At Vertical Option Spreads, Part II

Tony Saliba

In the last lesson, we investigated the nature and nuances of Bull Spreads. This lesson will finish up our trot through vertical spreading strategies by concentrating on Bear Spreads. (more)

How To Get Started In Options

Vincent Mao

My purpose here is to give you a solid foundation on the basics of options. In this lesson, you will learn just what they are, the two types of options, pricing of options, and basic trading strategies. (more)

Introduction To Options Spreading

Tony Saliba

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How To Profit From Abnormal Option Volume

Eddie Kwong

Unusually high call volume activity can help you find stocks that have the potential to make sudden, explosive moves. (more)