Weekly options are increasing in popularity income they present the options investor with some unique opportunities to trade. Let's take a look at weekly options in more detail to see how they can be incorporated in to your trading plan. Weeklies work just like a regular monthly options except that they have a income shorter life. Weekly's have the potential to allow a trader to replicate their strategy a few times per month, increasing the revenue they can generate on a monthly basis. The major hurdle that new options traders face is understanding how the price of an option will change while you are in the trade. The two most important factors are the price of the underlying, and time to expiry of the option. The fear most traders have is that since weekly options are around for just such options short amount of time there is very little chance that the trade will work out. Traders who buy out of the money weeklies know this all too well. Traders know there are two sides to every trade, if you are long there is someone else taking the short side of the weekly. This presents a unique situation for income generation with weeklies. If buying out of the money puts or calls and hoping for huge rewards leads to losses, 9 times out of 10, then why not look at the other side of the trade? Why not sell puts and calls, collecting the premium and taking advantage of the rapid time decay instead of having it working against you. Selling naked strategies can be risky if the position goes against you since your losses can be unlimited in the case of selling a call. The key to weeklies is to limit risk. The first way to limit your exposure is to sell spreads. Spreads allow you to sell an option and at the same time allow you to know your maximum potential loss at the time that you place the trade. The second way to limit risk is to sell options with strikes that are statistically outside of the weekly expected move of the underlying stock. Combining these two strategies gives you the edge in the weekly options game. As a trader I believe that risk increases exponentially with the length of time you are in a trade. Who has not had a great stock trade turn in to a loss because of a surprise earnings announcement or downgrade? Most options traders believe that time is a benefit, but I argue that it can also increase your risk. I believe that most traders do not factor in options risk in their trading plans. Weeklies can reduce this risk in your trading as market conditions and weekly are less probable over a week, than a few weeks to a few months which is typical with traditional options investing. The simple strategies outlined previously work well on stock options as well as options on futures and options on the cash settled stock index options like the SPX. There are many strategies that can be employed with weeklies weekly cannot be done with monthlies There are many ways to trade the weeklies which I will discuss in detail in future articles. Until then look strategies of the box when evaluating options trades, if you are rolling the dice on large risk small reward "gambles" for huge returns, think about the trader profiting on the other side of the trade making smaller income regular "income" from your losses, and allowing the rapid time decay to work to your advantage. Are Weekly Options A Vehicle For Outsized Returns? Read more stories in our Markets section here. Tristan has a degree in finance, and has over 10 years experience in the financial markets. He is a full-time trader of futures contracts, and options. Tristan primarily trades the TF, ES, 6E and trades options in liquid US equities. Before deciding to trade for himself options he worked in the financial industry and managed a portfolio of equities and private equity investments. Tristan believes that trading is a skill that can be learned by anyone who is provided with real and reliable information. He helps both part time and full time traders develop and improve their trading strategies at www. TristanJeanneault March 14, Be the first to comment. Sign-In to Comment Name: You will also receive a FREE subscription to the E-Newsletters from TraderPlanet. TristanJeanneault Member Since More Strategies by TristanJeanneault. Content Articles Videos Education Newsletters Events Sitemap Glossary.
Options Trading: How to Make a 15% Consistent Income Every Six Weeks
Options Trading: How to Make a 15% Consistent Income Every Six Weeks
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