Foreign Stock Options Trading
October 12, 2011 by Jim Walker
Filed under Option Trading Education, Option Trading Tips, Options Trading, Options Trading Education, Options Trading Tips, Profitable Options Trading
Foreign stock options trading is available through the Chicago Board Options Exchange, CBOE. Options traders can trade a large of number of exchange traded funds (ETF’s) comprised of stocks in foreign markets. Rather than trading options on US stocks like Boeing – BA, Cisco – CSCO, or Microsoft – MSFT, traders can trade puts or [...]
VIX Related Stock Gains
October 4, 2011 by Jim Walker
Filed under Options Trading Education, Options Trading Strategies, Options Trading Tips, Profitable Options Trading
Forecasters have been talking of late about VIX related stock gains. The Chicago Board Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) has risen to historic highs in response to the ongoing drama of the European debt crisis. The VIX is a measure of market volatility. It is a reflection of the options market’s expectation of movement of [...]
Trading Weekly Options
September 27, 2011 by Jim Walker
Filed under Option Trading, Option Trading Tips, Options Trading, Options Trading Education, Options Trading Tips, Profitable Options Trading
Trading weekly options offers the trader a variety of short term stock and index opportunities. As of September 21, 2011 the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) lists 81 stocks and funds available for trading weekly options. These include thirty different classes of options including indexes. Weekly options are listed on Thursdays and expire on Friday [...]