Andrew believes there is no better way to learn than through watching live examples. So, this Thursday at 10:00 AM Eastern, he will host a live class to go through the process of finding, executing and managing long and short options trades using a multifaceted approach he calls “Checkmate Trading”. This class is a one time event and will last … Read More
3 Reasons to Pairs Trade with Options
Pairs trading is a market neutral strategy that focuses on the correlation of two instruments rather than pure direction. For example, you may want to be long $GOOGL and use a short $QQQ position to offset your systemic risk. Or you may see the relative weakness of $IWM and look to trade it long against a short $QQQ position for … Read More
Options Strategies for Day Traders
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn options strategies day traders can use. In this video from Seth Freudberg, you will learn: How equity traders can benefit from options income strategies during less volatile markets The basic concepts of call and put options Example of a put credit spread trade in GOOG We hope this video helps you improve your trading … Read More
Decoding the Secrets: What Do Options Traders Know That Others Don’t?
Options traders like you have been telling us for years what they want to achieve in their trading. Strangely enough, they don’t ask us to show them trades that make bigger profits. Nor do they ask for risk-free trades. The word we hear most from options traders is consistency. Who wouldn’t want to be more consistent, right? However, we believe … Read More
A Safer Way to Be Long at the “Top”
When I start getting signals to be long at the upper end of the range, it can be a psychological challenge. Traders don’t want to be “late”. It may seem like the move already happened and the risk/reward is not favorable to have a long bias. Here’s the reality. Market neutral, positive Theta options traders don’t have to make that distinction. … Read More
The Truth Behind Options Commissions
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn more about the options commission ratio for different size trading vehicles. In this video from Seth Freudberg, you will learn: Why trading small vehicles for options income doesn’t work Importance of knowing your commission ratio Trade bigger names to minimize your commission ratio Enjoy the video! * no relevant positions
Mastering Market Orders in Options Trades: A Comparative Guide (RUT vs. IWM)
Limiting risk is critical to the long term success of your trading. Every strategy has a downside. Every trade is subject to having you on the wrong side of a big move. It’s important to have a plan to keep that risk in check. Some options strategies have built in risk. Meaning there is no way to lose more than … Read More
Who’s Running The Ship?
When you think of a large cruise ship and the way that it’s run. Who runs the ship, the captain or the crew? If you’re like most people you would say the captain….. and you’d be wrong. As you think about all the things that need to be done on the ship, keeping the engines running, taking care of all … Read More