{"id":37361,"date":"2014-05-01T15:49:58","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T19:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=37361"},"modified":"2023-04-18T15:17:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T19:17:37","slug":"buying-a-call-doesnt-always-work-even-if-the-stock-goes-up-alot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/buying-a-call-doesnt-always-work-even-if-the-stock-goes-up-alot","title":{"rendered":"Buying a Call Doesn\u2019t Always Work Even if the Stock Goes Up\u2026 A lot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this video, Seth Freudberg, explains why making money on call options is not as simple as accurately predicting the direction of a stock. 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