Selling Options for income is one of those homilies widely embraced by retail brokerages as a safe, conservative strategy recommended to their customers when, in fact, successfully selling Options consistently is a highly complex trading strategy. There was a time, in a bygone era, when Option Income Funds were all the rage. Where are they […]
I’ve been trading for a living since 2003. My real passion has always been stocks. For a while, I tried to balance consulting with trading - to the detriment of both. Then, in 2003, I finally took the plunge and started trading full time. The hardest part?
Original text: Lifestyle of a Stock Trader
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There are tips available to you so that you can make money investing in penny stocks. Most people who are successful when investing take there time and learn about the stocks they are investing in. You make money when you buy the stock if you buy it right.
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I’ve been trading for a living since 2003. My real passion has always been stocks. For a while, I tried to balance consulting with trading - to the detriment of both. Then, in 2003, I finally took the plunge and started trading full time. The hardest part?
Original text: Lifestyle of a Stock Trader
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Selling Covered calls is a wonderful strategy in general. It allows people to make consistent money from the stock market, but there are some times when it is better to avoid placing a covered call position.
Original text: When to Avoid Doing Covered Calls
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One of the safest ways of trading options is to sell Credit Spreads, and is a significantly more reliable way of building wealth than any kind of stock trading. Any given trade, properly executed, has at least an 80% probability of returning a profit. This article shows you step by step how to sell a […]
Selling Covered calls is a wonderful strategy in general. It allows people to make consistent money from the stock market, but there are some times when it is better to avoid placing a covered call position.
Original text: When to Avoid Doing Covered Calls
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People associate buying puts with being risky and speculative, and they are. But that does not mean that you cannot make money by trading them. In fact there are many reasons why it works to your advantage to buy puts every now and then.
Original text: Buying Puts Can Be a Good Thing
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Brokers, and most advisers, are really fancy Wall Street names for salespeople. And, although “salesperson” is more appropriate than “broker” or “adviser,” I think there is an even more appropriate word to describe them (and it’s not a four letter word). They should be called “wealth influencer,” because that’s what they do. They influence your […]
Looking to the past can be a tricky business. To entice you to buy their products, some Wall Street advisors data-mine history to find facts and figures that “prove” their cases of today. The following are issues that you may want to be aware of before you make your next money decision.
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People associate buying puts with being risky and speculative, and they are. But that does not mean that you cannot make money by trading them. In fact there are many reasons why it works to your advantage to buy puts every now and then.
Original text: Buying Puts Can Be a Good Thing
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Selling ITM naked puts is a pretty risky strategy, but that does not always mean that it is a bad idea. If you ever sell an ITM naked put you should make sure of the following.
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Looking to the past can be a tricky business. To entice you to buy their products, some Wall Street advisors data-mine history to find facts and figures that “prove” their cases of today. The following are issues that you may want to be aware of before you make your next money decision.
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When entering into the stock market you need to have a plan for your trade. Fail to plan means you are planning to fail. After you have a plan you must be disciplined with your plan. Think about all the conditions that could happen in the future. But don’t focus on the condition. Instead […]
When entering into the stock market you need to have a plan for your trade. Fail to plan means you are planning to fail. After you have a plan you must be disciplined with your plan. Think about all the conditions that could happen in the future. But don’t focus on the condition. Instead […]
In my opinion, the best currency trading strategy is, sadly, a strategy that is extremely underused. Ironically it’s also one of the oldest trading methods around. I’m talking about trading with price action. It’s as old as the stock market itself. If you don’t believe me, just research traders like Jesse […]
If you want to be rich like a banker, you have to use the strategies that banks use. They use leverage. Lots and lots of leverage. You can too.
Original text: Time is Money - How to Get Really Really Rich
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We left Part 1 of this article after talking about the differences between the critter brain and the human brain, and how beliefs coded in the critter brain can raise havoc with your investing behavior. It’s interesting to note that influencing belief systems may not be specifically about money. Other beliefs can get generalized and […]
In my opinion, the best currency trading strategy is, sadly, a strategy that is extremely underused. Ironically it’s also one of the oldest trading methods around. I’m talking about trading with price action. It’s as old as the stock market itself. If you don’t believe me, just research traders like Jesse […]
There are two basic approaches to stock investing, the fundamental and the technical. Here’s a down-to-earth comparison of the two, plus some tips on how to invest in stocks. How do experienced stock investors make buy and sell decisions? How can you do even better? Read on.
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There are two basic approaches to stock investing, the fundamental and the technical. Here’s a down-to-earth comparison of the two, plus some tips on how to invest in stocks. How do experienced stock investors make buy and sell decisions? How can you do even better? Read on.
Original text: Stock Investing - Two […]
Emotions have their place don’t get me wrong, but never when it relates to money, and there are many decisions made that involve money besides just investing. Homes, cars, furniture, university choices, the list is endless. So here’s where I’m really going. The emotions of greed or fear are absolutely controlling most investor’s decisions […]
Every stock trader has a system, even if they don’t stick to it all the time! However, employing a quality stock trading system (and sticking to it) will help you achieve trading success.
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There are various ways to accomplish your goals of performing excellently in the world of stock market. Most of the stock tips may require you to look back to some basic procedures, though you need to recognize that the few fundamentals that you should have accomplished before may be the foremost reason why you struggle […]
Emotions have their place don’t get me wrong, but never when it relates to money, and there are many decisions made that involve money besides just investing. Homes, cars, furniture, university choices, the list is endless. So here’s where I’m really going. The emotions of greed or fear are absolutely controlling most investor’s decisions […]