Options Trading

Too Many Indicators Can Hurt Your Trading

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
The idea that more technical signals improve the probability of a successful trade fails the smell test.

Option Pricing – Why Does My Call Decline When the Stock Gains?

By Chris Johnson, CEO, Johnson Research Group
Understanding the factors that affect option pricing is crucial to your trading success.

Is Foot Locker (FL) Out of the Hurt Locker?

By Nick Atkeson and Andrew Houghton
Are options players one step ahead of Foot Locker?

Call Selling High in Apollo Group (APOL)

By Nick Atkeson and Andrew Houghton
Traders are collecting some premium in APOL and don't think the stock will advance more than 20% in the next month.

Take the Bite Out of Time Value with Collars

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
Risk-reducing strategy make this unusual type of spread trade worth investigating.

Learning Options Lingo: Contingent Orders

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
Control your options trades and make them happen exactly when you want them to happen.

12 Unbeatable Trades at Sale Prices

By OptionsZone Experts
OptionsZone experts offer up some of the best deals they see in the stock market right now.

Risk and Return in the Forex

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
Managing your trades will prevent the frustration that may make you flee the market.

Inconsistent Risk Per Trade Can Kill Your Returns

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
This calculation can help you better determine whether you are allocating the correct amount to a trade.

How Pip Values are Calculated

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
Understanding this concept will help forex traders correctly value their positions.

Fed Currency Swaps Good Deal for the Dollar

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
Central bank moves could pay off as we take advantage of the need for dollars around the globe.

Are Wealthy Investors Intelligent Ones?

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
Madoff scandal exposes the level of flawed thinking at the SEC that equates net worth with investing savvy.

Paper Trading: Practice Makes Perfect

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
There's no substitute for experience when learning to trade options, and virtual trading can make the lessons painless.

Should You Trade Commodities or Commodity Stocks?

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
Expert discusses which vehicle is better for the trader looking to get exposure to commodities.

A Graph is Worth a Thousand Words

By Stan Freifeld
Learn how six simple charts can help you build a solid foundation when trading options.

Do You Need a Dealer to Trade Forex?

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
Anyone interested in trading currencies can get started easily with these ETF alternatives.

3 Secrets of Successful Day Traders

By Adam Warner
What the pros know can help to keep regular traders from getting scammed.

Super Bowl ‘Smash-It-Up’ Trades

By OptionsZone Experts
The Big Game inspires the OptionsZone team to reveal their best picks to help you score big profits in your portfolio.

Flying High With Iron Condors

By Josip Causic
This options strategy for sideways trading markets can bring premium when everything else is going nowhere fast.
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