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Advantages Of Options

Nov. 20, 2018—Blog 5: Advantages Of Options Sam Hooker Now that you have a better understanding of the basics of options, some of the advantages have become apparent. I briefly discussed the advantage of higher ROI in the “Calls and Puts” blog post, but other advantages include risk management, time, speculation, leverage, diversification, and income generation.  ...

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Options Trading Strategies

Nov. 19, 2018—Blog 4: Options Trading Strategies Sam Hooker   This blog post will discuss some of the basic strategies investors use when trading options.   Covered Call A covered call is an options strategy where an investor owns a stock that they plan on holding onto, and they write (sells) call options on that underlying security....

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How To Read An Options Chart

Nov. 19, 2018—Blog 3: How To Read An Options Chart Sam Hooker In this blog post I will take you through how an analyst would read an options chain, a list of options currently being sold in the open market. The screenshot below shows the current options available for Apple on November 7th, 2018. This data was taken...

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Calls And Puts

Oct. 28, 2018—Blog 2: Calls And Puts Sam Hooker     To start, it is important to know that an options contract grants you the right, but not the obligation to buy or sell an underlying asset at a set price on or before a certain date. The two most common uses of options are to buy...

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What Are Options?

Oct. 28, 2018—  Blog 1: What Are Options? Sam Hooker     This blog seeks to educate the average investor on what options are and how to utilize them in your portfolio to maximize returns and minimize risk. Options are often utilized by sophisticated investors who want to add income, protection or leverage. They are categorized into...

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