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How to Make a Fortune with Options Trading by Samuel Blankson

January 25, 2008


Book Description
This is a practical book on winning in the Options trading market. Whether you are a sophisticated investor or a complete novice, this book is for you. The author takes complex ideas and explains them in a way that is both practical and easily understandable by anyone. Having used these techniques to achieve Financial Freedom, Mr Blankson now shares with you how he did it. There is no waffling here, just plain speaking and powerful techniques everyone can apply. Read more

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The Options Craze and Why You Should Be Paying Attention

January 25, 2008

Ron Ianieri SmVeteran Floor Trader Discusses the Advantages of the Investments Market’s Biggest Secret - By Ron Ianieri

Options have been around long enough to beg the question, “Why are they getting so much buzz now?” Mad Money’s Jim Cramer recently exclaimed that options are the hottest, fastest growing segment of the market. Barrons shed light on baby boomers moving to options as a way to gain additional income and aid their sagging retirement portfolios. A major online brokerage firm polled its clients about which investment topics they would like to learn about. Options was the number one answer drawing in a whopping 62% of the responses. After 30 years of existence, options are now getting the attention they deserve. Read more

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Redefining Leverage for Profit

January 25, 2008

How Successful Traders Are Calculating Risk Disparity & Making Options Work for Them - By Ron Ianieri

Many deem options riskier than stocks. This fallacy stems from a lack of understanding of leverage. There are two basic definitions for leverage as it pertains to options. The first defines it as using the same amount of money to capture a larger position. This description lands many investors into hot water. Investing the same dollar amount in a stock and an option does not equate to the same risk. The second definition characterizes leverage as maintaining a position, but spending less money doing so. A consistently successful trader incorporates this definition into their frame of reference. Read more

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Day Traders, Swing Traders and Options? Perhaps!

January 25, 2008

Protective Puts Could Prove Gainful When Buying On Break-Outs and Bottom Fishing  - By Ron Ianieri

Day and swing traders typically look for stocks with short-term movements. They are not in the business of holding positions overnight let alone a week or two. Options are, therefore, not a popular component of their trading strategies. With new opportunities for profit now available, many firms are allowing their traders to trade options. They soon find that option strategies do not apply to the in and out nature of day trading. Since these traders often look for break-out and go bottom fishing for profitable opportunities, premium paying options can be gainful. Read more

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Buy-Writers Beware!

January 25, 2008

By Ron Ianieri

Although the buy-write and covered call strategies are and have always been considered one and the same, I have always seen them as subtly different in a very important aspect. I have always seen covered call writers as investors who write (sell) calls on an existing stock position intended to be held for a time. This stock position was pre-existing. The stock was chosen for whatever reason (capital appreciation, chart driven, fad, stock in own company) but not because the stock had good buy-write potential. Read more

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Five Proven Options Strategies You Can Use Today

January 25, 2008

Former Floor Trader Reveals Strategies to Maximize Returns with Minimum Risk By Ron Ianieri

The proliferation of online brokerage firms combined with low commission costs has empowered the average retail investor to navigate the options market like never before. Despite their reputation for being risky and difficult to master, options can present a unique advantage to the individual trader. They provide increased cost efficiency and are not as risky as equities. Options can also offer higher percent returns than stocks and strategic alternatives. Read more

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