ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Avoid the call-writing hazard by Jerry Kopf An option may sometimes be a good buy. Other times it may be a good sale. Sometimes you should buy long term, sell near term. Sometimes the opposite should be done. To participate in the market without the abi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a football team breaks from the huddle, the players set up at the line of scrimmage in a formation. Usually, it's the I or T formation. As the center snaps the ball, each player knows exactly what to do. There is no guesswork, no deciding at the lin
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fault-prone options traders by Jerry Kopf ""The propensity to gamble is always increased by a large prize vs. a small entry fee, no matter how poor the true odds."" --Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Dreams are stronger than reality. This adage
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Option shooters vs. spreaders by Jerry Kopf Option market timers and option relationship traders occupy major places in the spectrum of call and put investors. Timers or ""shooters"" go for the ""home run"" by simply buying premium (i.e., going long a p
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Options: Let price come to you by Jerry Kopf The average retail trader's first option transaction is often profitable--but rarely do rookie option traders know the actual reason behind their profits. Call it beginner's luck. If they win at first, they th
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Revamping mediocre buy-write strategies by Jerry Kopf Stockbrokers usually introduce the average retail investor to option trading with a simplistic buy-write I strategy. Buy the stock and sell (write) a call option against it. The mechanics are straigh
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Scale-down buying and scale-up selling by Jerry Kopf Professional traders, like the average retail speculator, are often right and often early. Good option traders promptly jump on a developing trend. But the cost of buying a wasting asset too early sad