Learning how to make money with options is a great stock investment strategy - but it can be a bit more complex than traditional stock trading. There are so many different ways you can leverage options, both as a seller and a buyer. Today, we’ll look at two popular approaches to help you choose a [...]
It seems as if you’re always forced to compromise in picking income investments - you want high yields, but you also want to avoid risk. Maintaining low fees as part of your investment strategy is also a concern. There are few options available that check all these boxes, but there is one that offers a [...]
Earning high returns is always the goal of selling covered calls, and when you follow our advice and pair VectorVest with OptionsPro, you’ll set yourself up for more profits with less work and stress. However, the additional income you earn will also increase your tax burden. After all, the government isn’t going to let you [...]
There are many ways to make money with options, but perhaps the easiest and most effective is by selling covered calls for income. Not only does this strategy allow you to earn premium income, but you still benefit from marginal stock price increases. That being said, learning how to sell options through a covered call [...]
Of all the different ways you can make money trading options, selling covered calls is one of the most popular - and yet, one of the most complex and misunderstood stock investment strategies. While it offers substantial upside with fairly limited downside, actually selling covered calls involves many moving parts. That’s why we created this [...]
One of the many benefits of trading stock options is that the possibilities for how you can make money are so abundant. There are also a variety of options risk management strategies you can employ to protect yourself from losses. Today, we’ll introduce a unique strategy that allows you to maximize profits while covering your [...]
Much of the conversation of options trading is in regards to buying contracts - but maybe you want to take the wheel yourself and learn how to sell stock options. If so, you’ve come o the right place. In this article, we’re going to guide you through the process of creating and selling your own [...]
Do you have an open position in a stock and want to hedge against any possible downside? Are you looking for a way to capitalize on your theory that a stock is going to drop in value? If so, you have come to the right place. Today, we’re going to teach you how to short [...]
Are you wondering when to sell stock options contracts back on the market as opposed to exercising the option and buying/selling the underlying stock in question? You’ve come to the right place. Maybe your contract is in the money right now - or looks as if it’s headed in that direction. But, you don’t have [...]
There are a few components of an options contract - the strike price, the underlying stock in question, the quantity, and of course, whether the contract is a call or put. But today, we’re going to talk about the expiration date. More specifically, when do stock options expire? Not just the date - but what [...]
