In CXO Advisory Blog - Investing Notes - Posted 1 week ago

I've observed that cash-secured put sellers tend to select more conservative out-of-the-money strike prices, whereas covered call sellers tend to est...

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In Stock Chartist - Posted 5 weeks ago

All the pro's who come on the air to sell their latest safe, conservative long position make me laugh. Do they really believe that there is such a th...

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In Options Guy's Blog - Posted 8 weeks ago

Call-option volume surged 15% in 2009 versus the previous year, according to the WSJ and the CBOE. This post reviews TradeKing's top-5 educational res...

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In 24/7 Wall St. - Posted 11 weeks ago

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) closed at another new all-time high today of $211.61 and $213.95 on an intra-day basis. What is actually far more impor...

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In Options Guy's Blog - Posted 22 weeks ago

What IS an option, anyway? Why might you consider adding options to your investment portfolio? In a new back-to-basics series, TradeKing s Brian Ove...

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In Options Guy's Blog - Posted 23 weeks ago

How does cash-secured put selling work? What level of options approval do you need? This post outlines the basics of cash-secured puts, including an a...

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In CXO Advisory Blog - Investing Notes - Posted 31 weeks ago

Evidence suggests that covered call writers who can achieve relatively low trading frictions can maximize returns by focusing on small, high-volatilit...

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In Options Guy's Blog - Posted 33 weeks ago

Covered call selling (or writing ) may offer a relatively low-risk way to generate income on existing stock positions in sideways or range-boun...

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In Options Guy's Blog - Posted 36 weeks ago

What are LEAPS? Short for Long-Term Equity AnticiPation Securities, LEAPS are options with a much longer lifespan 9mos or more than ordinary c...

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In Options Guy's Blog - Posted 36 weeks ago

Rolling is a common way options traders adjust options positions when their forecast on the underlying seems wrong in the short-term, and they j...

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