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The Options Manual

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  • Stock Options Basics
    • Stock Options Explained
    • Buying Put and Call Options
    • Buying Call Options Example
    • Selling Call Options Example
    • Buying Put Options Example
    • Selling Put Options Example
    • Understanding Option Strike price (Exercise price)
    • Understanding Options Expiration – Expiration Cycles
    • Begin Your Options Trading Journey
    • Find A Suitable Options Broker & Brokerage Firm
    • Learn To Read And Understand The Options Chain
    • Order Entry
    • Understand The Terminology Of Options Transactions
    • Types Of Orders That Option Traders Can Use
    • Understand The Fundamentals Of Margin requirements
  • History of Options Trading
    • Beginnings Of Options Trading
    • Trading of non-standardised option contracts
    • Regulation of Options Trading
    • Inefficiency Of Trading Options in the 1930’s
    • The Standardisation Of Option Contracts
    • Establishment of The Options Clearing Corporation
    • Trading Of Put Options Began In 1977
    • The Role Of OCC
  • Basic Fundamental Analysis For Options Traders
    • Income Statement
    • Revenues
    • Earnings Per Share (EPS)
    • Net Earnings
    • Dividends
  • Fundamental analysis for option traders
    • Cash flow
    • Current Assets
    • Current Liabilities
    • Deferred Taxes
    • Depreciation
    • Dividends
    • Earnings Per Share (EPS)
    • EBITDA(Operating Cash Flow)
    • Interest Cover
    • Inventory
    • Long-term liabilities
    • Market Capitalization
    • Minority interest
    • Net Assets
    • Net Earnings
    • Ordinary Shares (Common Stock)
    • Preference Shares
    • Revenues
    • Share Price
    • Share Split
    • Shareholders’ equity
    • The Balance Sheet
    • Total Liabilities
    • Total Assets
    • Total return
    • Book Value Of Equity Per Share
    • Current Ratio
    • Dividend cover
    • Dividend yield
    • Forward PE Ratio
    • Interest Cover
    • Leverage or Financial gearing
    • Payout ratio
    • PEG Ratio
    • Price To Earnings Ratio Or PE Ratio
    • Price To Book Value
    • Price To Cash flow
    • Price To Sales Ratio
    • Quick Ratio
    • Return On Assets
    • Return On Equity
    • Create a filter to find good stocks
  • Technical Analysis
    • Consolidation chart patterns – Flags
    • Consolidation chart patterns – Pennants
    • Consolidation chart patterns – Wedges
    • Double And Triple Bottom
    • Double Tops And Triple Tops
    • Fibonacci Retracements
    • Gaps
    • Head And Shoulders
    • Reverse Head And Shoulders
    • Introduction To Basic Chart Patterns
    • Introduction To Technical Analysis
    • Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)
    • Moving Averages
    • Parallel Trendlines
    • Relative Strength Index
    • Stochastics
    • Support & Resistance
    • The basics of price patterns
    • Time frames
    • Trends
    • Volume Action
  • Options Strategies
    • High Volatility Strategies
      • Execute A Long guts – Profit from increased volatility
      • Execute The Option Straddle(Long straddle) Option Strategy
      • Long strangle(Option strangle) – Profit From Volatile Conditions
      • Reverse Iron Butterfly : Take Advantage Of Increased Volatility
      • Reverse Iron Condor : Profit From Increased Volatility
      • Short Call Butterfly Option Strategy : Anticipatory High Volatility
      • Short Call Ladder : Profit From Increased Volatility
      • Short Condor : Profit From Increased Volatility
      • Short Put Butterfly : Profit From Increased Volatility
      • Short Put Ladder : Profit From Increased Volatility
      • Execute A Strap – Profit from increased volatility
      • Execute A Strip – Profit from increased volatility
    • Strategies That Involve Options Of Different Expiration Dates
      • Execute A Diagonal bear put spread – Long position in long term puts – sale of near term puts
      • Execute A Diagonal Bull Call Spread : Long ITM Call & Short OTM Call
      • Execute A Neutral Calendar Spread With Near Term & Longer Term Calls
      • Executing A Bull Calendar Spread
    • Low Volatility Option Strategies
      • Execute A Calendar Straddle : Profit From Low Volatility
      • Execute A Call Ratio Spread : Profit From Little Volatility
      • Execute A Condor : Profit From Low Volatility
      • Execute A Long Call Butterfly Spread : Profit From Range Bound Markets
      • Execute A Long Call Ladder or Bull Call Ladder
      • Execute A Long put butterfly – profit from low volatility conditions
      • Execute A Long put ladder – Profit from low volatility conditions
      • Execute An Iron Butterfly : Profit From Low Volatility
      • Execute An Iron Condor – A combination of bull put spread and bear call spread
      • Execute A Put Ratio Spread – Anticipate low volatility
      • Ratio Call Write : Take Advantage Of Low Volatility
      • Ratio Put Write : Take Advantage Of Low Volatility
      • Short Guts : Profit From Low Volatility
      • Short Strangle(Sell strangle) : Anticipating Low Volatility
      • Uncovered Straddle/Short Straddle/Sell Straddle : Profit From Range Bound Trading
      • Variable Ratio Writes : Earn Premium With Little Volatility
  • Synthetic Positions
    • Introduction To Synthetic positions
    • Synthetic Long stock With Options Of Different Strike Prices(Split strikes)
    • Synthetic Long Stock : Bullish strategy
    • Synthetic Short Stock Position : Profit From Price Declines (Using A Single Strike Price)
    • Execute A Synthetic long call – Bullish strategy
    • Short Put Synthetic Straddle
    • Synthetic Short Put : Profit From Bullish Or Stagnating Conditions
    • Execute A Long Call Synthetic Straddle
    • Short Call Synthetic Straddle : Profit From Low Volatility
    • Synthetic Short Call : Similar Payoff Profile To Short Call
    • Execute A Long Put Synthetic Straddle
    • Execute A Synthetic Long Put – Bearish Strategy
    • Synthetic Short Stock : Use Puts & Calls With Different Strike Prices ( Using Split Strikes)
  • Option greeks articles
    • Overview Of Option Greeks
    • Delta Of Options
    • Gamma of Options
    • Theta Of Options
    • Rho Of Options
    • How To Mitigate The Effects Of Time Value Decay
    • Vega Of Options
  • Secondary Informational articles
    • Understanding Risk & Reward Ratio For Option Traders
    • What Does Net Debit Mean In Options Trading
    • What Does Net Credit Mean In Options Trading ?
    • When To Place A Long Straddle Trade?
    • Wide Bid-Ask Spreads On Illiquid Optionable Stocks
    • Basic Economic Analysis
    • Liquidity
    • How Option Traders Can Increase The Winning Percentage Or The Probability Of A Positive Return On Investment
    • How Option Traders Can Use The Kelly Formula To Increase The Rate Of Return Of A Portfolio
    • If You Bought This Call Option Before Earnings Announcement, You Would Have Made A Killing!
    • Intelligent Money Management Strategies For Option Traders
    • Learn How A Professional Options Trader & Hedge Fund Manager Writes Naked Options To Increase Returns
    • Neutral Trading Strategies Or Non-Directional Trading Strategies : High Or Low Volatility Option Strategies
    • How To Get A Better Buying & Selling Price Of An Option By Narrowing The Bid-Ask Spread
    • Buy OTM Or ATM Options With The Outlook That It Will Eventually Become Deep ITM Options
    • Comparisons Of Long Call Vs Long Stock
    • Case Study: Using Call Options To Bolster Return. Learn How One Hedge Fund Manager Earned A 471% Return Using Call Options
    • Buy A Call Option Before Earnings Announcement If You Expect A Price Spike
    • Options Traders Should Learn To Use Stop Losses
    • This Is An Example Where A Straddle May Not Be Successful
    • Types Of Option spreads
    • Stock Repair Strategy : Reducing Average Cost Of Stock Ownership
    • Case Study – Warren Buffett Writing Put Options To Obtain A Lower Stock Purchase Price
    • Case Study On Economic Analysis : Fed Rate Hike Or Interest Rate Hike
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