Posts Tagged ‘Spread Trading’

Hesitating Before a Trade

Hey Joe! No matter how hard I try, I still find myself hesitating before a trade.  Any comments about that?
There are any number of reasons why a trader hesitates before a trade.  The main one is lack of planning.  Without a plan, there is no degree of confidence a trade will be successful, it’s [...]

10 Tips From a Trading Veteran to Help You Put the Odds in Your Favour in 2009

When you have been trading futures, options, stocks and commodities for over 20 years, it can be easy to forget what it was like starting out. In this article I will share with you some of my secrets that I wish I had known when I started trading.
Much of what you read about Financial [...]

Long and Short Butterfly Trading

The Butterfly is an option position that is composed of 2 vertical spreads that have a common strike price. In other words, butterfly trading involves an opening position where options (either calls or puts) are bought (or sold) at 3 different strike prices. The way in which these options are created makes the butterfly a [...]