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Stock Trading

What Are the Four Risks of Trading Stock Options?

When it comes to trading stock options, traders defer to the Greek language to address risk. Are you familiar with “option Greeks?” In this article,...

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Futures Options

UNDERSTANDING JAPANESE YEN FUTURES

One of the world’s eight major currencies, the Japanese yen (JPY) is viewed as a mainstay of global finance. The Bank of International Settlements...

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Commodity Storage

WHEN TO USE SHORT VS. LONG FUTURES COMMODITY CONTRACTS

In the live futures markets, a trader has two basic choices: buy or sell. When you buy a futures contract, you are “going long” the market in the...

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Futures Investing

WHAT’S YOUR MARGIN TO EQUITY RATIO?

A futures contract is a highly leveraged financial derivatives product. And, while the added leverage boosts the trader’s capital efficiency, it can...

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Tips & Strategies

Understanding the Impact That Stock Option Time Decay Has on Stock Options

Options contracts are unique financial instruments. One thing that makes them different from forex pairs, ETFs, or stocks is that they have a finite...

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Tips & Strategies

Bearish and Bullish Options Trading Strategies

In the financial markets, you can have three opinions about price: bullish, bearish, and neutral. No matter the market, volatility, or news cycle,...

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Futures Options

Making Money with Stock Options

Are you interested in making money with stock options? If so, you’re not alone. Traders from around the globe look to stock options to generate cash...

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What Is a Zero-Commission Online Stockbroker?

The world’s equities markets are deep and diverse, each filled with countless opportunities. Among these venues is the leader of the pack, the U.S....

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Tips & Strategies

Trading Corn Futures: What You Need to Know

Agriculture futures offer market participants a vast array of hedging and speculative possibilities. Whether you’re trading Chicago Mercantile...

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When to Use Short vs. Long Futures Commodity Contracts

A critical decision process when dealing in commodity futures contracts is knowing when to go short and when to go long. In the live futures markets,...

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