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Why Trade Index Options - Less uncertainty: The key reason we trade index options rather than options on individual stocks is that price and volume fluctuations are much higher for a particular stock than they are for an index. Stocks often react wildly to unpredictable events, such as news, rumors...

Expiration Date - At the end of the expiration date, all those call options whose strike prices are higher than the price of the underlying stock or index will be worthless...

Start To Trade - Placing an options order is very similar to placing an order for a stock. If you use a live broker, call your brokerage firm and tell them which option you want to buy...

SPX Options (S&P 500 Index)

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S&P 500 (SPX) options are among the most highly liquid options on the market. 500 leading companies ( most of them listed on the NYSE) from a diverse array of industries, is what comprises the S&P 500 Index. Institutional traders rely more heavily on the S&P 500, considering it the better indicator, even though many individual traders follow the Dow Jones Index as a reliable trading indicator of over all market performance.

SPX options are available for the three months closes to the current date, plus March, June, September, and December. For the S&P 500 Index, LEAPS options are also available. SPX options strike prices are usually set in intervals of 25 points.

Several factors attract investors to SPX options, including:

  • SPX options are tied to the S&P 500 Index - the world's leading benchmark for institutional investors.
  • SPX options allow investors to trade a cumulative basket of a 500-stock portfolio;
  • Trading SPX options requires less capital than trading the options of individual stocks;
  • S&P 500 index options are a highly liquid trading vehicle.

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Market Timing - We trade options based on market timing principles. This means we analyze past trends in options volume and options cash volume in order to generate an accurate forecast of the probable future market trends...

Options Basics - Purchasing an option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specific amount of an underlying security at a specific price within a specified time period...