TD Ameritrade Options Broker Review (incl Thinkorswim)

A long call option strategy is the purchase of a call option in the expectation of the underlying stock rising. It is delta and theta positive. Introduction Options can provide ...
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What is Buy to Open vs Buy to Close? We look at these two similar, but not exactly the same, concepts. (We have similar post on the opposite trade: Sell ...
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What Is A Zero Cost Collar? A costless, or zero cost, collar is an options spread involving the purchase of a protective put on an existing stock position, funded by ...
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Options Delta is the measure of an option’s price sensitivity to the underlying stock or security’s market price. It is the expected change in options price with a 1c change ...
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Options Combinations Explained Options spreads involve the purchase or sale of two or more options covering the same underlying stock or security (ref). These options can be puts or calls ...
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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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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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What Is A Long Put? A long put option strategy is the purchase of a put option in the expectation of the underlying stock falling. It is delta negative and ...
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In the money options are those whose strike price is less (for call options) or more (for put options) than the current underlying security price. Options provide the right to ...
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What Is A Synthetic Option Strategy? A synthetic covered call is an options position equivalent to the covered call strategy (sold call options over an owned stock). It consists of ...
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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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Out of the money (OTM) options: where the exercise price for a call is more than the current underlying security’s price (or less for a put). This is an example ...
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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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The 'Covered Call LEAPs' options strategy is a capital efficient alternative to the more traditional Covered Call, replacing the owned stock with a LEAP call option. What's A Covered Call? ...
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Volatility skewness, or just skew, describes the difference between observed implied volatility with in-the-money, out-of-the-money, and at-the-money options with the same expiry date and underlying. It occurs due to market ...
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