Tag Archives: Options


Options Trading Expiration Date Selection

There are strategies on whether to buy or sell in the money, at the money or out of the money options. There are questions of whether to be a buyer or seller, and to get puts or calls, and to be hedged or un-hedged. In addition, there’s also the question of WHEN to select the option. Do you select short term, or long term? Read More »

What Are Stock Indexes? (Part I)

There are 100s of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and HOLDRS covering key industry benchmarks such as the various Standard & Poor (S&P) Indexes, Russell Indexes or the Dow Jones Products. There are other ETFs that cover the other less well known narrow based sectors. Read More »