Tag: options education
3 Options Strategies For Trading Rising Volatility
Market volatility picked up in recent weeks with the VIX Volatility Index rising from the low 20’s to 37 before falling back to 21...
How To Trade An Iron Condor
An Iron Condor is an options trading strategy where the seller of the Iron condor is looking for the price of the underlying security...
Options Education: How To Trade Put Ratio Spreads
The put ratio spread is generally considered a neutral options trading strategy, although it has the ability to make a profit in up, down...
Why Options Traders Need To Be Mindful Of Skew
"Every month is a great month for an Iron Condor!" False. Options income traders frequently want to throw on the same trade every month....
Market Masters: How To Manage An Iron Condor Trade
For many professional option traders, iron condors form the basis of how they generate monthly income. Iron condors are a strategy that allows you...
Options Trading In Motion: The 1 by 2 Vertical Options Spread
Looks like a bit of a bounce this morning. I wouldn't make too much of that, though, as Tuesday is often a counter trend...
Market Masters: Ten Common Options Trading Pitfalls To Avoid
Too many new traders see stock options as lottery tickets, chips in a casino, or a path to getting rich quick. They are not....
Options Trading Education: The Year In Review
This year in the stock market has been all about The Great Rally of 2013. It’s been seemingly unstoppable with no meaningful corrections or...
Options Education: Collar That Stock
You can sell a call against a stock you own and you can own a protective put under your stock. Well, you can combine...
Options Education: The Christmas Tree Options Strategy
Today I would like to discuss another variation of The Butterfly options strategy that is similar to the Broken Wing Butterfly, but not exactly...
