The Options Professor

The Options Professor is a weekly Spear publication. It provides both long-term and short-term option strategies, including a Play of the Week, a monthly in-depth issue, PLUS regular option alerts on open plays.

Everyone a Winner?

In traditional stock investing, at least in theory, everyone can be a winner, because over a multi-year period, the market as a whole has always gained in value. Someone doesn't have to lose for someone else to win. The "rising tide" of the market as a whole can "lift all boats."



Options, however, are a zero-sum game. For every winner, there must be a loser. Actually, there may be more losers than winners, after brokerage and market-maker commissions are considered.



This is why options traders need the advice of a professional service like The Options Professor.

The Options Professor takes advantage of many years of research and testing performed by Independent Investor on selecting the right underlying securities and selecting the right time frame and direction in which to place our trades. This is much more than half the battle in successful options trading.

Option plays contain inherent risk, are not recommended for inexperienced traders and are unsuitable for most investors. If you are have sufficient risk tolerance to play, however, the rewards can be considerable. Please consult a financial professional regarding appropriate investments for your portfolio before investing with options.




As an investor, why should you consider options? The answer is that options offer the potential to greatly enhance your profit from investing in stocks and/or provide the means to protect your portfolio.


Simply put, options give you the ability to leverage a trade - and it doesn't matter if the market is going up OR down! That's a huge advantage over buying stocks.
Suppose you buy a stock for $30 a share and it goes to $33. The stock price has risen by 10% and accordingly you have a 10% profit. That's nice!
What would have happened if you purchased an option instead of a stock? Here's where the "leverage" comes in.



If instead of buying the stock, you buy an appropriate option, then you might make 150% profit or even more for the same 10% rise in the stock price. That's better than nice. That's fantastic!



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