Are you an active trader? If you have not explored trading options on a very short-term time frame, you may be missing out. Watch this video as I explain the short-term trading methodology that affords us a very good reward to risk ratios. Follow me on Twitter @MikeShorrCbot
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You’ve made the decision to start trading options. Congratulations! Options offer many advantages for the novice and experienced trader alike. But, “where do I start?” you may ask yourself. You can trade and invest in options at almost any major broker. Typically, you will also need to apply for, and be approved for, margin and […]
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Risk. It is a fact of life for a trader. Without risk, there is no reward. Risk is not a bad thing in and of itself. However, you must quantify and manage your risk. In this video, I explain how to identify and manage the risk of a credit spread that is in the money […]
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There are many types of option orders, but there are two special ones available on the ThinkOrSwim platform. Click the video below as I explain what these order types are and step-by-step how to execute them. Grab a free day pass to one of our live signal trading rooms today>>http://bit.ly/nl-freepass Follow me on Twitter: @MikeShorrCBOT
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A collar option spread is another example of a spread that you won’t see a signal coming out of either of our options rooms. Not because it is too risky or a bad idea, but it necessitates holding an underlying stock position. But it’s important to know what it is and you may get to […]
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Mathematically speaking, Cost of carry (COC) is the annualized interest percentage cost for a futures contract versus a similar position in cash market and carried to maturity of the futures contract, less any dividend expected till the expiry of the contract. Imagine you had to buy a commodity and store this for future delivery for […]
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There are many ways to approach a trade using options. There are dozens of strategies that you can utilize as well. Do I buy a call? Do I buy a put? Is there an option spread that I can construct? Should that spread be a debit or credit spread? Click the video below to see […]
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Are you an active trader? If you have not explored trading options on a very short-term time frame, you may be missing out. Watch this video as I explain the short-term trading methodology that affords us a very good reward to risk ratios. Follow me on Twitter @MikeShorrCbot
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The Ledge Methodology is a derivation of the Crossover Scalp. It uses the exact same chart as the Crossover Scalp but in a different way. When markets are calm and orderly, the Crossover Scalp has proven to be a very effective tool in our trading in the STO Room. But as we know, the markets […]
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When trading options, position allocation is one of the keys to avoiding undue variance in your trading portfolio. Watch this short video on how to access your risk and allocate accordingly. Follow me on Twitter @MikeShorrCBOT
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