I have received the question of "What Options Trading Strategies Work ?". To be honest there is no exact answer to this question. Let me explain. Most traders understand that the market is a zero sum game so there is a winner and a loser, but with options you have the ability to make money when...

Can You Day Trade Options ? The answer is, yes and no. First of all options fall into the day trading "Pattern" trader rules so you need to have $25,000 in your account to not trigger the day trading restrictions. (That is one of the reasons why many small investors use futures for day trading as...

In the last post of this "Learning Options Trading" series, we discussed Options Trading Strategies that you could implement in your trading. The difficult thing is that there are lots of options strategies and it can be a little difficult to figure out how to actually get started. There are all...

Many people new to options get a little overwhelmed by all the strategies and usually have a hard time trying to find the best options trading strategy. Honestly, there is no "Best" strategy but there are definitely specific strategies for different types of trading and usually the best...

Options premium prices are derived using a mathematical pricing formula based on components calls "Options Greeks". Fortunately you don't have to understand the calculation but it is useful to understand what the various options Greeks are and how to interpret them. All brokerage platforms...

Options can add a lot more possibilities to your investing. It can initially be confusing trying to figure out how to trade options with all the option strategies and understanding how options move relative to stocks. Here are the popular reasons why investors look at trading options : Options...