Investor Resource / Education Center
Welcome to the Investor Resource section of this website. The objective of this resource is to provide you with the option basics at your fingertips. Spend some time in this area getting to know these basics as having a good understanding of these fundamentals will help your success as an option trader. After you have spent some time in this area, if you are still not able to find your answers to your questions, simply send us an email and we will make sure your questions are answered.
The Basics
What are Options? |
What is a Call Option? |
| What is a Put Option? |
Contract Specifications |
| In-the-Money |
At-the-Money |
| Out-of-the Money |
What is expiration date? |
Bullish Strategies
| Buying Calls | Covered Calls |
| Bull Call Spreads | Bull Put Spreads |
| Short Puts |
Bearish Strategies
| Puts | Covered Put (protected short sale) |
| Bear Call Spread | Bear Put Spread |
| Short Call |
Neutral Strategies
| Straddles | Strangles |
| Long Combo | Short Combo |
| Collars (long) | Collars (short) |
We hope you can see the versatility of options. By no means is this list of strategies complete, as we have not covered some of the more complex trades such as butterfly spreads, ratios, repair and adjustment strategies. Rest assured however that Steve uses many of these trades on a daily basis and would be happy to teach you to use them aswell. Simply send us an email or give us a call and we will be happy to get you started. Check the contact us page for our contact info and get started right away!
