The Financial Reader » stock market

Iron Condors with Volatility Drops

Donald Scott — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:54:02 +0000

With the volatility dropping and the major markets in a current uptrend, one could say that it is the perfect time to utilize the condor strategy. If you didn't know by now, the Condor is a negative Vega option spread. This means that it benefits when the volatility drops.

Iron Condors with Volatility Drops is a post from: The Financial Reader

Profitable Trading: Defining Your Trading Float

Reece Mathews — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:01:34 +0000

In defining your cash management rules to start trading, step one should be deciding on your trading float. This is the quantity of money you have got to trade with. Before you set the exact amount, it is important to define your objectives in trading.

Profitable Trading: Defining Your Trading Float is a post from: The Financial Reader

Don’t Be Surprised To Spend Your Individual Cash Appropriately

Hisako Woolsey — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:35:34 +0000

If you want to be a successful trader, then it only stands to reason that you've got to look at what others have done to get where they are. That's where you're going to find the true tips that will take you from the lower levels of earning, and into the upper echelon. A book called does it actually work is what you need.

Don’t Be Surprised To Spend Your Individual Cash Appropriately is a post from: The Financial Reader

Learn About Long Term Trading Today

Reece Mathews — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:16:08 +0000

Your trading float size is going to figure out what type of system you're going to work on. If you're trading very short systems, as an example day trading systems, they are best suited to bigger sizes.

Learn About Long Term Trading Today is a post from: The Financial Reader

Unbalanced Condors for The Conservative Option Trader

Donald Scott — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:56:52 +0000

There are a few different types of option traders. Some option traders are very aggressive, and they can really be called day traders. This type of trader uses a lot of money, and they are in and out of trades all day long. Option traders that trade this way do not usually hold a position overnight. It's a very stressful way to trade and requires constant attention. I once had a conversation with a day trader who was working about 60 to 80 hours per week in order to successfully trade options this way. But I wonder how successful he really was. Because if he was making so much money, then why did he call me to learn a new way to trade options?

Unbalanced Condors for The Conservative Option Trader is a post from: The Financial Reader

Iron Condor, the Negative Vega Option Trade

Donald Scott — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:43:07 +0000

As a negative Vega option spread, the "Iron Condor" will benefit when the IV on the underlying traded drops. Most of the time this will happen when the underlying's price is moving up. Currently, the market is showing some confidence. Since it's a negative Vega spread, this is the perfect time to use the "Iron Condor' strategy. However, make sure that you are giving the IV some room to drop for when the IV hits support, better watch out as it might rise on you and definitely hurt the Condor.

Iron Condor, the Negative Vega Option Trade is a post from: The Financial Reader

What’s so tricky about Vega?

Donald Scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:43:27 +0000

Today will be talking about a unique concept developed by San Jose Options, the options mentoring program based on real trading and application. Option Greeks are a very integral part of option trading that every option trader must understand in order to have long-term success in this highly competitive field. The Greek we know as Vega will be the focus of today's article.

What’s so tricky about Vega? is a post from: The Financial Reader

Are Iron Condors Scalable?

Donald Scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:07:10 +0000

Will the Iron Condor work with a lot of capital? Is it scalable? If you can't scale it up for use with serious money then it can't take you very far, can it? If the traditional condor can't take you very far, then why spend your time and resources trying to master it?

Are Iron Condors Scalable? is a post from: The Financial Reader

Programmed Trading And Investing Together With Million Dollar Pips

Jewell Harrington — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:04:06 +0000

There's one fundamental thing that you have to do if you want to get rich, or just make enough money so that you can retire early. You've got to invest your money, so that the almighty dollar is getting things done for you, while you're earning more at work. That's the avenue that Million Dollar Pips results provides.

Programmed Trading And Investing Together With Million Dollar Pips is a post from: The Financial Reader

Euro Weekly Support and Investing Outlook…

Joe Davis — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:16:57 +0000

With the steady decline of the Euro over these past few months due to the uncertainty of whether the Euro, or indeed the Euro area will survive in its present state has investors worried to say the least, whether they are investing for their future into a QROPS, SIPP or similar...

Euro Weekly Support and Investing Outlook… is a post from: The Financial Reader