Good luck reading books, i studied finance in university and it didn't teach me anything! time decay will kill you if you are trading options and...
a call options is equivalent to borrowing money then buying the underlying stock/instrument and buying put options (insurance)... This is...
optionsXpress has a "volatility view" which shows stock's 30day historical volatility and the implied volatility. From my understanding... if...
exactly the same as a covered call, but backwards... I guess if you have a neutral or downward bias then you'll write covered puts. If you have...
I agree with you MTE... the ASX also does have 'expensive' stocks like RIO, NAB, CBA, BHP etc. > $30 and you get get $0.50 to $1.00 spreads on...
Its better because the returns are better. Simply US options increment by $2.5 or $5 per strike and Australian options increment by $0.50 per...
I write options and as long as you are writing covered options you are pretty safe. Your profits are capped Its just equivalent of renting...
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