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Options Trading Strategies

John Netto
For traders knowing the "Greeks" of your options position is the most important. In Part one of this series, professional trader John Netto demonstrates how to construct a trade using the Gamma option trading. (more)
Dave Goodboy
Tyson Foods has taken a big hit, with disappointing third-quarter earnings and news that the fourth quarter may be the worst for its chicken division. Bad news aside, here are three simple option strategies one can use to play this stock. (more)
Len Yates
A credit spread is one of the safest and most successful strategies there is. learn more about Vertical Credit Spreads and boost your trading account. (more)
Dave Goodboy
In trading, volume indicators can be the real key to finding your best entries and exits. These 3 main volume indicators will show you how to improve your trading. (more)
Len Yates
A lot of money can be made by simply riding a trend. Not only is going with the trend wise, buying and holding a position for weeks is less stressful than day trading. (more)
Len Yates
The horizontal debit spread (often called a calendar spread or time spread) is a neutral strategy when constructed using at-the-money options. As such, it is a good strategy to use in a choppy, sideways market. (more)
Len Yates
Options are enormously flexible in the ways you can use them. TradingMarkets Contributor Len Yates gives his expert advise on using combination-option strategies to simulate your portfolio. (more)
Len Yates
The backspread is an amazing little strategy when you expect a potentially big price move, but think you could be wrong and no move whatsoever develops. (more)
Kurt Eckhardt
Thanks to the Internet you can now trade on political events and even the politicians themselves. Is this what Al Gore had in mind when he invented it? (more)
David Goodboy
Learn how to create and use Synthetic Options to profit from stock appreciation without having to put up the capital to actually buy the stock. (more)
David Goodboy
Don't want to be limited by the lifespan of Options, or risk owning Stocks altogether? Then maybe it's time to consider buying LEAPS. (more)
John Emery
You've probably read a lot about buying put and call options, but how much do you know about selling them? Here we'll show you some of the basics of writing options. (more)
Kurt Eckhardt
Learn about the ISEE index and how it can help you trade Options with less risk. (more)
David Goodboy
Some traders sell naked options, which is wrought with danger and risk. The potential for profit is great, but he potential for loss if even greater. Here is a system you can use to trade options a little safer. (more)
David Goodboy
Greek words aren't just for mythological creatures and fraternities. Here are some Greek terms used by options traders. (more)
John Emery
Options trader and TradingMarkets contributor John Emery breaks down what happens before, during and after options expiration day. A must read for new options traders. (more)
John Emery
Suspect a big move in a stock may be coming, but not sure which way the move will be? Straddles are an options strategy that is tailor-made for such situatinos, as contributor John Emery explains. (more)
Billy Fisher
Whether a trader is looking to pad a long position by writing a covered call or buy a protective put for shares that the trader has shorted, knowing how to read an option chain is crucial. (more)
John Emery
The basic elements of the Put option contract are the same as the Call option, but with one major difference. The Call options give the option owner the right to buy at the strike price. But the Put option gives the option owner the right to SELL at the strike price. (more)
John Emery
In this article we examine the use of the call option in the financial markets. Here you will learn terminology and see how this applies in a real market situation. (more)
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