If you’re serious about making money with options, then you might be asking yourself: “What is the cheapest brokerage for options trading?” First of all: congratulations. It’s a very good that you’re even asking that question. Trading options can get very expensive with the wrong broker. That’s especially the case… Read More

If you’re new to trading, you might be wondering if options trading can put you into debt. In a word: yes. However, it doesn’t have to. You can also trade with no debt. The choice is up to you. In this guide, I’ll explain how trading options can put you… Read More

How much does an option change in value as its underlying stock price moves one way or the other? The answer to that is the delta calculation. Delta is one of “the Greeks.” Those are statistical values that give you important info about options. Other Greeks include theta, vega,… Read More

How would you like to profit from a stock that moves significantly in either direction? If so, then consider the long strangle strategy. The key here is that you need large movement in the underlying stock for the trade to be profitable. It doesn’t matter which way the stock moves,… Read More

How would you like to earn a significant return off of a stock that drops in value or stays the same? If so, then consider the naked call strategy. A naked call, or a short call, involves selling an option when you don’t own either the option or the underlying… Read More

How would you like to earn a significant return off of a stock that increases in value or stays the same? If so, then consider the naked put strategy. A naked put, or a short put, involves selling a put option when you don’t have a short position in the… Read More

How would you like to earn a positive return if you think a stock is going to stay flat or swing wildly in either direction over the short term? If so, then you should check out the butterfly spread. A butterfly spread is a multi-leg options strategy that involves… Read More

Before you buy or sell an option, you need to know its strike price. The strike price is the price at which the option can be exercised. Both call options and put options have a strike price. If you buy a call option, then you want the price of the… Read More

How would you like to earn a nice return by doing nothing more than letting time increase the value of your position? If so, then you should consider a horizontal spread. A horizontal spread, or calendar spread, involves buying and selling two options for the same underlying stock… Read More

If you think a stock is going down in the near future and you’d like to make some money without shorting it, consider using a bear call spread strategy. A bear call spread (or short call spread) is often better than shorting a stock because you don’t need nearly the… Read More