Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Constructing Low-Risk Option Trades

By Donald Scott


I've made a lot of friends in my 12 year endeavor to achieve success on the stock market through trading options. I've met hundreds of option traders, and the truth is, only a handful of them were making money. I wonder why there are so many people investing in the stock market when most of them only lose their capital.

I find it fascinating. I've noticed that most traders are just looking for a good challenge. I know I do. I enjoy all the research, analyzing trades, looking at probabilities. To me working with options and the stock market are my playground. I love the challenge and that it always forces me to move forward. There's always room for improvement!

Option trading is a profession that involves a lot of creativity, so investors will tend to stick with it even if they don't find immediate success. There is a never ending amount of option strategies that can be conceived by an open mind. There are endless possibilities in the world of option trading.

But I still wonder. Why are there so many option traders out there that aren't making money? The answer you'll hear the most is that your typical option trader does not know how to properly adjust an option position. This statement is somewhat true, but I think we can dig deeper.

Recently I've come to realize the real problems take place at the beginning of the trade. Most experienced option traders are excellent at money management and make very intelligent adjustments to their portfolios. No matter how good of an option trader or risk manager you are, you'll probably never have long-term success trading options unless you learn to construct option trades that are low risk from the start. This is the best way to become a successful option trader for years to come.

Through courses from San Jose Options, I've learned to construct trades that are safer than anything I had ever seen before, and even though the risk is much lower, the probability and return is very desirable. So if you feel that you are making all the right adjustments on your option trades, but you're still losing money, then your problem is probably in your trade initiation. It's so nice to have met yet another options trader along my way. Good Luck!




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