The best ETFs to trade options are those giving the required focused exposure to a part of the stock market and whose ETF options are liquid. Here are some great examples of great ETFs for options trading. US Index ETF Options The first group are ETFs that offer exposure to a wide variety of US […]
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Further Reading On Options Trading...
Options Trading Strategy: Iron Condor
Introduction Options are highly versatile financial instruments. They can be used to bet on market direction, to bet on changes in implied volatility or even to collect premiums. Options can ...
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Options Trading Strategy: Bear Put Spread
Introduction Options can be an extremely useful tool for short-term traders as well as long-term investors. Options can provide investors with a vehicle to bet on market direction or volatility, ...
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Options Brokers Reviews
How To Choose The Best Options Broker There are several things an option trader needs to look for in an options broker. However, whilst most traders will need most, if ...
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Puts and Calls: Stock Options Explained
What Are Puts and Calls? We've seen before exactly what options are, how they work and their function. Here we go further and explore the two main flavour of options ...
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Calendar Spread
The Calendar Spreads Options Strategy What is a Calendar Spread? Intro Calendar Spreads are one of the key non-directional strategies used by options traders to make money in any market ...
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Implied Volatility
What Is Implied Volatility? Implied volatility (IV) is one of the most important concepts in options trading. Unfortunately it’s also one of the most complex. Therefore, let’s build up the ...
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Call Option Payoff
A call option payoff depends on stock price: a long call is profitable above the breakeven point (strike price plus option premium). The opposite is the case for a short ...
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Options Trading Strategy: Butterfly Spread
Introduction To Butterfly Spreads Options can provide traders and investors a tool for expressing different market opinions. Options can be used to make trades based on market direction, to bet ...
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Stock Option Strike (Exercise) Price Explained
The option strike price (also known as the exercise price) is a term used in options trading. Options are derivatives. These financial instruments are ‘derived’ from another underlying security such ...
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Options Trading Strategy: Bull Call Spread
The Bull Call Spread: A Bullish Options Strategy Introduction The bull call spread is a simple strategy that can be used by novice options traders to bet on higher prices ...
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Options Greeks: Theta, Gamma, Delta, Vega And Rho
The options greeks - Theta, Vega, Delta, Gamma and Rho - measure option price sensitivity to changes in time, volatility, stock price and other parameters. In the world of finance, ...
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Options Theta Explained: Price Sensitivity To Time
Options theta measures option price sensitivity to time. Time Decay & Options Theta All things being equal options lose value over time - so called 'time decay' - and theta ...
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How Options Work: Trading Put And Call Options
Learning how options work is a key skill for any trader or investor wanting to add this to their arsenal of trading weapons. It’s really not possible to trade options ...
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Strangle Spread: A Guide To This Options Trading Strategy
The Strangle Spread Options Trading Strategy Introduction Options, and combination trades such as the strangle spread, can be a very useful tool for both novice and seasoned traders and investors ...
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Options Vega Explained: Price Sensitivity To Volatility
Options Vega is the measure of an option’s price sensitivity to changes in volatility. It is the expected change in options price with a 1 point change in implied volatility ...
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