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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...

Where to Trade

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Currently, options are traded on four exchanges:

  • AMEX- The American Stock Exchange

    The AMEX trades put and call options on common stocks, as well as on broad market, exchange traded funds, industry sector and international indexes, and HOLDRS (Holding Company Depositary Receipts)
  • CBOE- The Chicago Board Options Exchange

    The CBOE is the world's largest options marketplace and the pioneer of listed options, founded in 1973;
  • PHLX – The Philadelphia Stock Exchange

    The PHLX was the first stock exchange founded in 1790 and established in the United States. The PHLX trades approximately 2,000 stocks, 1,200 equity options, 16 index options, 8 currency options, and 6 currency futures;
  • PCST – The Pacific Coast Stock Exchange

    The PCST was the first exchange in the world to build and operate an electronic trading system. It was founded in 1862. It trades more than 1,200 stock options and is also one of the world's leading derivatives markets;

OOC – The Options Clearing Corporation. Was founded in 1973. It keeps records of all outstanding contracts of all equity options listed on U.S. exchanges. The OOC basically, keeps track of every long and short position for every outstanding contract.

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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...