Options are a great way to get involved with the futures markets. One of the most popular ways to trade with options is to buy puts.
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Bull Call Spreads: An Alternative to Purchasing Calls
Options are a great way to get involved with the futures markets. One of the most popular ways to trade with options is to buy calls.
5 Tips for the Option Buyer
Tip 1: Have an exit plan. It seems very elementary, but some traders will spend numerous hours looking for opportunities to enter a market, but put no thought into how and when they are going to exit. Whether you base your trading decisions technically or fundamentally, you will need to know when you are going… Read more.
Going Greek: Understanding your Option’s Delta
Option traders are often speaking another language. I want to help you understand how your option’s value is going to be affected by changes in the market. We can calculate how our option is going to react to these changes by understanding the Option Greeks. The Black-Scholes Model identifies 5 Option Greeks to help us… Read more.
The Wonderful World of Futures Spread Trading
When it comes to Futures Spreads, many traders ask us what is the benefit of spreading futures contracts. They want to know why we often choose to spread futures contracts instead of either being long or short a single futures contract or option, or use option spreads instead.
Futures Spread Trading: The Anatomy of a Classic Corn-Wheat Spread
Why do some traders prefer to spread trade versus trading outright futures contracts? The contracts often selected by the trader may be typically trading parallel to one another giving the trader only the “differential” moves between the two contracts. One may take any two markets that they observe have differentials between the price movement and… Read more.
How to Collect Premium with Iron Condors
Different circumstances call for different trading strategies. Part of becoming a complete trader is a balanced, disciplined approach with an eye geared towards managing risk. You can accomplish this by trading futures, options, or a combination of the two. The difficult part is determining which approach will be the best for you, and this formula… Read more.
Trading Psychology: How to Build a Solid Foundation
The same is true with commodity futures trading. Markets are constantly changing. As a trader, you need a strong foundation to weather the storm.
What’s the Best Way to Manage and Liquidate a Futures Trade?
In marketing my services I offer the user’s Guide to Swing Trader’s Insight (STI). I call the STI user’s guide a “Guide to Swing Trading Futures”.
5 Steps to Help You Get Started Trading Futures
You already recognize the potential benefits of being invested in alternative assets but you need some guidance before you feel comfortable enough to put your money on the line. Follow these five steps to get on the right track.
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