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So You’re Telling me There’s a Chance
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[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] We might say that we got lucky on our SPY trades. But how lucky? Did we beat the odds? Or did the odds favor us? How can we tell? Can we explain … Continue reading
Shorts for a Summertime Trade
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[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] Last week we bought (that is, went long on) an ITM call. This week we’ll watch what happens when we go short on an OTM call. A trader who goes short on … Continue reading
Extrinsic Value: Nailing Jelly to a Wall
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[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] Keeping up with the value of an option can be challenging. You’ve got the intrinsic value, which changes as the stock’s market value changes, and you have extrinsic value, which at first … Continue reading
Telling the Future
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[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] Last week we tracked an imaginary ITM long call at a strike price of 170 with a DTE of 19 AUG 22. In trader shorthand we might identify the contract as .AAPL220819C170. … Continue reading
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Calling All Traders
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[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] In option trading, a call is a type of contract. Traders can buy calls, which give them the right for a specified amount of time to buy stock at a specified price. … Continue reading
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Understand Stocks Before Buying Options
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[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] Options are a type of derivative. That is, their value derives from another financial instrument. If you buy an option on AAPL stock, for example, the value of the option depends primarily … Continue reading
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The Moving Parts
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[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] A profit machine for trading options has a lot of moving parts. The first challenge new traders face is getting their heads around the fundamentals of how option contracts work. You can … Continue reading
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The Journey Begins
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[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] I’m not ready to stop learning. So here I am, an old dog trying to learn new tricks. The tricks that engage me these days are trading tricks, specifically trading stock options. … Continue reading
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