Trade Stories

by Jerry Chapman | 2019.08.14 | Strategy, Trade Stories | 0 Comments

In part two of this short series on spreads, I will discuss the strategy behind the Ratio Credit SpreadA credit spread is when you sell a spread.. We will use the term “ratio spread” when discussing this particular spread.

Why Use Spreads on Almost All Futures Options Trades? – Part 1

by Jerry Chapman | 2019.08.07 | Strategy, Trade Stories | 1 Comment

Unlimited risk is a term that doesn’t sit well with most non-professional traders. There are a few excellent ways to limit or almost limit the risk involved in selling futures options. We will discuss why spreading is possibly the best and most advantageous way for the average trader to approach options.

Activision Buy

by Chris Heidler | 2019.04.02 | Strategy, Trade Stories | 0 Comments

I used to keep an eye on this one because my boys are in their teens and I see how they like to play video games. However, Fortnite had a huge effect on this stock and its competitors because of their free model.

I Was Young and I Needed The Money…

by Chris Heidler | Mar 27, 2019

I knew nothing about handling money. I knew nearly nothing about life, to be honest. However, the year was 1998 and I was in my mid-20s with some cash on hand.

The Big Sell-Off Today

by Chris Heidler | Mar 22, 2019

This is hard to believe. The Traders and I were just talking about the probability/possibility of a selloff this morning over coffee. I made the case that this isn’t a bubble. (I still don’t think it’s a bubble). Then we started the day and the market fell like a rock.

Why I sell options

by Jerry Chapman | Mar 22, 2019 | Strategy, Trade Stories | 0 Comments

First and foremost, it is a proven fact that 75% to 80% of all options held to expiration expire worthless.

Thoughts on Selling Naked

by Jerry Chapman | Mar 13, 2019 | Strategy, Trade Stories | 0 Comments

Naked options are by far the riskiest investments in the commodityA commodity is an economic good or service where the demand for it has no qualitative differentiation across a market (i.e. corn, petroleum, pork bellies, etc.) The market treats its instances as equivalent or nearly so with no regard to who produced them.... arena. Even outright contracts can at least have a stop loss entered on them, which will get you out automatically if the position goes against you.

My (Rich’s) Worst Trade Ever

by Rich Hampton | Jan 5, 2019

Here at Traders Trading, we seek to entertain and educate. One of the best ways to learn to do something right is to learn from others’ mistakes. And learning from somebody else’s mistake can also be entertaining.

What are these so called earnings plays

by Rich Hampton | Jan 26, 2018

Earnings Plays are trades we do on stocks that are set to report their quarterly earnings. This is a binary event that typically causes premium to increase prior to the event.

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Trade 226 – Long Equity / ETF on INCY by Rich Hampton

by Rich Hampton | Jan 13, 2020

Nice little trade.

The Weekly Brief – 2020.01.06

by Kevin Gilbert | Jan 6, 2020

Welcome to the first 2020 edition of the Traders Trading Weekly. Each Monday we update you on trades we are looking at for the upcoming week.

The Weekly Brief – 2019.12.23

by Kevin Gilbert | Dec 23, 2019

Welcome to the 2019 Christmas edition of the Traders Trading Weekly. Each Monday we update you on trades we are looking at for the upcoming week.

The Weekly Brief – 2019.12.16

by Kevin Gilbert | Dec 16, 2019

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Traders Trading Weekly. Each Monday we update you on trades we are looking at for the upcoming week.

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