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For those unfamiliar with covered call writing, the strategy is fairly simple and straightforward.
In a nutshell, covered call writing is simply selling the right for someone else to purchase stock that you currently own (100 shares per contract) at a certain price (called the strike price). If the stock closes above that strike price, the [...]

Obtaining a margin account with your broker can be difficult. Credit checks, minimum balances and paperwork can make obtaining a moderate leverage of 2:1 nearly impossible for most investors. Brokerage firms are a tough sell for leverage, especially in today’s volatile markets and restrictions on day traders.
Deep in the money options
Luckily, deep in [...]

When I called my broker, TradeKing, asking for more information on options trading, the TradeKing representative pointed me to options tutorials at CBOE.

My next post in the Stock Options Trading Series will focus on put options tips. There is a lot of discuss about long calls & puts, so we will ignore the more advanced options trades for a while. Here are 4 tips on buying using my recent purchase of Amazon Inc. (AMZN) put options at [...]

In the last part of options trading series, we talked about long call options, and how investors buy them to profit from bullish stock trends. Now, we’ll take a look at the inverse of call options, put options.
What Are Put Options
You make money on puts when the underlying stock price falls. The easiest way to [...]

Purchasing or selling long call options is the simplest form of options trading to comprehend. It’s similar to buying long stock in a company, except that you either buy the right or sell the right to purchase the underlying shares in a company. Since call options are bullish to very bullish in terms of strategy, [...]

I’m happy to announce a new series here on Investor Trip that’s dedicated to stock option trading. What inspired me to learn more about option trading was the recent characteristics of the US stock market.
As the Dow Jones passed 13,000 points, I spent more time researching ways to make money from losses in the [...]

Options Trading is a great way to increase your stock returns without the extra risk of holding an actual security. Buyers can purchase the right to buy a stock at a specified price within a specified date range from sellers. The buyer and seller reach an options agreement price called a strike. If a buyer [...]