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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...

Options Symbol

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You might need to look up its symbol, in order to trade a particular option. (We will of course provide you with the exact symbols you require to place a trade, if you trade with us). We have created a hypothetical example below, in order to help you understand how options symbols are structures:

Hypothetical Option Symbol: "ABCDEF"

  • Three distinct parts is what every option symbol consists of, but the six letters it contains are stringed together.
  • The name of the underlying security is the first part of an options symbol consisting of three letters. It is generally the ticker symbol of the underlying stock, for an option based on a stock. It can vary greatly for Nasdaq stocks.
  • Two letters is what comprises the middle part of an option symbol. These represent (a) the expiration month and (b) identify whether it is a put or a call option (see table below for details).
  • You need to know that the option symbols are broken down into three separate sections in order to determine the symbol itself.
  Call Put
January A M
February B N
March C O
April D P
May E Q
June F R
July G S
August H T
September I U
October J V
November K W
December L X
  • What represents the strike price, is the final letter of an option symbol. The letter "F" represents a strike price ending with 30, in our particular example.

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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...