by Jea Yu Options usually price in 2.50 increments up to $50, and then move in $5 increments – most of the time. However, the very thick liquid stocks and index options can price in $1 increments. These levels are called strike prices. Equity options...
by Keith Cotterill Futures contracts are standardized. This means they have a predetermined quantity, quality, specified time and location for delivery. Futures contracts are also known as exchange traded obligations. This means that they are transferable legal...
by Peter McKenna Imagine that you are an event trader and all the conditions for a Green Alert Day have been met. Day after day, sellers have dominated in the trading action, driving the market to greatly oversold levels. Recent economic indicators have been negative,...
by Don Wellenreiter This is a subject that is often written and talked about, but is generally the first thing discarded after trading begins. If you only get one clear message from reading about trading, I hope this article is it. There really is nothing...
by George Angell One of the biggest indicators that a trade is ripe for the taking is when the big players, the financial institutions, get aboard. These big-money players could be fund managers, who might manage enormous pensions funded with billions of...
by Jon Najarian When you’re trading options as a retail investor, you can’t rely on pricing models alone. If you believe, for example, that the March 2000 call is undervalued and therefore a good buy, it’s not enough. As a retail investor, you’re looking at more than...
by Duane Davis If you choose to trade longer-term using daily and weekly charts, follow these easy steps to huge profits. 1. Choose from one of the trending markets. Here's a list of our favorite 'trenders'. EURUSD AUDJPY GBPUSD NZDUSD GBPJPY USDCAD EURCHF...
by Ellie Taft Liquidity Global tycoons and international corporations are long-time fans of the currency game. At one point, DaimlerChrysler reported half their profit was generated by currency trading. In the past, million-dollar transaction requirements...
by Dave Caplan Most stock and futures traders are familiar with approaches to option strategies that rely upon overbought or oversold levels of the underlying instrument. While it is not always easy to measure what is overbought or oversold, approaches generally...
by Russell Sands Correlation is a tough subject to get a handle on. Especially for me, since I always used to get confused when people started talking in higher mathematics, using funny looking symbols instead of regular old numbers. Nonetheless, correlation...