Nov 10, 2012 | Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies
An integral part of understanding option trading basics, is mastering the components that influence option value. Many option traders will look to make money as a result of a discrepancy between an option’s current market value and its theoretical value. In other...
Oct 20, 2012 | Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations
In covered call writing, our option premiums are influenced by the volatility of the underlying security. Using the Black Scholes option pricing model, we can calculate the volatility of the underlying by entering the market prices for the options. Common sense would...
May 26, 2012 | Options Trade Execution
An integral aspect of our options trade executions is to sell at the “bid” and buy at the “ask”. Many times we can “negotiate” the bid to a higher price or the ask to a lower price. Would you like to earn $50 in 50 seconds? Why not...
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