Archive for the Options Stuff Category

Hedge Fund Arbitrage Strategy Exposed

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Adam

This is the first post in a series of articles that will uncover some of the proprietary trading systems used by succesful hedge funds across the world.
Some hedge funds adhere to a buy and hold strategy, which works fine in a bull market, when everything is going up. Jim Cramer is a prime example of [...]

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Options Strategy: Selling Covered Calls

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Adam

Whether you are a long term investor, a trend trader, or a swing trader, selling covered calls can help make your trading more profitable.
A covered call sounds more complicated than it is. If you own stock, a covered call is as simple as selling a call on the stock that you own. This strategy can [...]

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Bernie Madoff’s Failed Trading Strategy

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Adam

If you have been following the news, you may have heard that the SEC recently released a copy of this report, which was submitted in 2005 by a whistleblowing Wall Street insider, warning regulators of the vast fraud underway in Bernie Madoff’s fund. The SEC completely ignored the warning, submitted by Harry Markopolos long before [...]

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How to Make Money Trading Stock Options

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Adam

Welcome traders!
This is the second part in a series of several articles introducing basic options theory. You can read about what options are and how they are priced here. This article will focus on option trading strategy, and how you can use them to increase your profits. I’ll go into the specifics of how [...]

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How Options Work - The Basics

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Adam

If you have never traded options before then there is a lot to learn. Options were traditionally used by institutional investors to hedge their positions, but the proliferation of online discount options brokers has caused options trading to become much more widespread among retail investors.
Options can still be used to hedge, but they can be [...]

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