Options 101

6 Mistakes to Avoid When Trading Options

Learn how to avoid the 6 biggest mistakes that options traders make so that you can stay in the game and, more importantly, stay on top of your game!

Little Risk, A Lot of Happy Returns

While stock investors spent $18,000 on a position in DPTR and got a 20% return on their investment, we bought its options and made a whopping 140% gain on a $1 investment!

Put a ‘Choke’ Hold on Profits

This technique can help you breathe a sigh of relief as it aims to relieve a 'choking' portfolio.

Learning the Earnings Cycle

Quarterly earnings reports provide regularly scheduled opportunities for options traders to profit.

Prices Can ‘Jump’ in the Night

Options don't trade overnight, but strange things can happen to their prices between today's close and tomorrow's open.

Big Names, Big Profits?

There are plenty of stocks and options that are on the move that could give you an even-bigger bang for your buck than the 'big' guys.

Diversify Your Options Universe

Diversity makes the world go 'round, and the same is true of your portfolio.

Use Trailing Stops to Protect Option Profits

Traditional stop-losses help you cut your losses, but trailing stops help you to keep your profits.

Use Limit Orders on Options Trades

Instead of a market order, take advantage of the options world and get a better price by using a limit order.

Trade Options With ‘Fun’ Money

Options can be so inexpensive that it's hard to remember that you're playing with 'real' money.

Take Options Losses in Stride

You can't win every trade, but we'll show you how acting quickly will keep you from losing all your money.

Generate Substantial Returns

The less you spend on your options trades, the bigger your profits can be. Today we talk about how to get big payoffs for less money.

Look for Momentum

Boring stocks are for buy-and-hold investors. When you're buying options, you want stocks with some serious "get up and go."

Time, Price and an Option’s Profitability

It's one thing to bet on a stock making a $5 move. It's another thing entirely to expect it to happen in too short a period of time. Learn why some options finish in-the-money and others don't.

Generate Real Profits Synthetically

Use options to create a synthetic stock position in top-dollar stocks.

Short Interest Reflects Trader Sentiment

You don't have to cash out when stocks and indices start dropping. Learn how to take advantage of the chaos around you.

Synthetic Call Options Similar to Real Deal

Create synthetic options to simulate a long stock position or a combination of stock and call options to replicate the returns of both long and short put options.

Dividend Yields Can Impact Option Values

Did you know that dividends are one of the most important variables that determine an option's premium?

Put Real Profits in Your Account Synthetically

What the heck is a synthetic put position? If you're scratching your head, stay tuned to find out how it can work for you!