There is a lot of information out there about real estate investing. This information can be sometimes confusing, because it is never really clear what the best investment strategies are. This article focuses more on the best strategies that will work in the current real estate market. This is a biased market skewed more towards [...]
Most trading literature on option strategies tend to lean towards mathematical formulas to define the construction of a spread. Guy Cohen has chosen to use pictorial logic, even with the Greeks unique to a particular strategy, to piece together the legs of a spread with diagrams.Diagrams that connect with each other are a much more [...]
Pairs trading strategy is a market neutral strategy which enables traders to profit from virtually any market condition; uptrend, downtrend or sidewise movement. Although introduced in early 1980’s the strategy became popular among retail traders only after the introduction of online trading though sophisticated trading systems. Opportunities of pairs trading usually last for only a [...]
In the last article, you have learn about “delta” . Let us continue…
Gamma: Gamma is derived from Delta is the odds of a change in Delta. It also informs in advance if the Delta could be changing. Gammas are positive for both the call and put. When options are deep in the money of [...]
INTRODUCTION
Having been trading stocks and options in the capital markets professionally over the years, I have seen many ups and downs.
I have seen paupers become millionaires overnight…
And
I have seen millionaires become paupers overnight…
One story told to me by my mentor is still etched in my mind:
“Once, there were two Wall Street stock market multi-millionaires. Both [...]
Let’s put together what we’ve been talking about, develop an imaginary spread scenario and set it in real life events.
In October, let’s say that you begin to hear about IJK stock. It looks interesting, so you then use a variety of sources to learn about IJK: news, charts, outside analysts, internet research etc. From your [...]
It is a well known fact that serious investors seeking long term growth of capital have as their main objectives the two most basic goals in investing:
• to find an investment vehicle that would effectively preserve capital and minimize risk in the face of a fluctuating and constantly flexing economy
• the investment vehicle [...]
Many opportunity seekers are attracted to options trading as they have heard stories making promises of fast profits. The problem is that these traders come in thinking of nothing more than stuffing their bank accounts full of cash in a short period of time. While this scenario is achievable the odds are certainly going well [...]
In the Forex World, Forex is the largest financial Foreign Exchange market in the world. Different from others market like stocks or commodity, The Forex open 24hours, Monday to Friday 24/5 weekly. And it has an average of 3.2 Trillions trade everyday. As for now, it is a good time to go into Forex market [...]
The recent stock market crisis (2008) not only rocked the financial system and the world economy but also the pockets of countless options traders all over the world. Options traders who used to profit in the years prior to this market crisis broke their bank as none of their options strategies seem to work in [...]