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The Best Options Strategy
Not long after options became available, there were the seminars and the books and the systems that come with any new financial product. There were all sorts of people touting what they see as the best strategy for making money. This article puts all that in perspective. Is there such a thing as ‘the best strategy’?
An Overview of the Option Markets (a jargon free zone)
Here is an article without a single peice of options jargon. Instead of coming from the ‘what are options?’ point of view, let’s consider why you should trade them or better still ‘what’s in it for you?’
Hedging with Index Options
The concept of hedging has always been a controversial one. This article looks at hedging options with the DAX.
FAQ: What is a Margin?
Many of those new to trading will have difficultly understanding the concept of a margin. This short article puts things in perspecitive.
FAQ: How much should you trade?
An important consideration in any trading strategy is how many contracts to trade or how much money to allocate to a particular trade. This article answers this very question.
Q&A: Trading Account Size
Question: Hi Guy I have read the book [Three Little Spreads Went to Market]. Very informative thanks. I have been looking for an alternative to shares that doesn’t have the extreme risk of some other derivative products. Just a quick question: do you see a specific amount in an account to make this type of [...]
Video: ProTrade Strategies
This video looks at the spread trading strategies as applied in the ProTrade newsletter. Included examples are trades in Soybeans and Eurodollar futures. This is set at a beginner level.
Maxmising Trading Profits with Money Management II
This is the second and final part of the article on Money Management. Last week we introduced the idea and defined ‘fixed dollar’ and the ‘percent at risk’ methods. This week it gets interesting. We look at the ‘Optimal f’ method and compare all methods with examples.
Maxmising Trading Profits with Money Management I
Money management is an interesting subject and it plays a far bigger role in trading than many people think. This two part article is a sneak peek inside my next book. More on the book in another update. For now here is part 1, of the article.
Video: Recent PTD Trades
This video look at some recent trades from the ProTraderDigest newsletter. Beginner level.
Swine Flu, hog futures and the benefit of spreads
This is a short follow up to my previous article on Swine Flu (H1N1).
