Developing a Stock Option Trading Strategy

Before leaping into any sort of discussion about the development of a proper or successful stock option trading strategy it helps to first accept one cold, hard fact – you must do the research. Without knowledge about the particular underlying asset you are fundamentally operating while blindfolded, or in other words, you are just guessing.
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What is an Options Trading Strategy?

In options trading, a trading strategy involves establishing more than one position on the underlying stock and possibly holding the stock itself. An options trading strategy is used to reduce risk or to increase the chance of gain in options trading. One options trading strategy is buying both a put and a call on the [...]

Short Options Trading Strategy

In short options trading you can execute a short call option in which you promise to sell a stock at a given price if the buyer so chooses. In this case you do not own the stock and really hope that the stock does not go up in value. If the stock does not go [...]