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Bullish Options Strategies Whitney Tilson discusses situations in which value investors might want to consider buying call options. I'm generally not a fan of options. In certain situations call options -- used sparingly -- can be a sensible investment. Here are four such situations.   |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2009
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Profit Whichever Way a Stock Goes You can buy straddles to profit from volatility. |
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December 14, 2009
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Here's a Chance to Invest Like Buffett Use options to help curb your temperament. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2010
Brian Orelli |
3 Ways to Play Biotech With Options Are you looking for a way for options to help you decrease the risk of investing in biotechnology? Then read on. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2011
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Magnify Your Returns With Less Risk Buying call options can help you maximize your returns while minimizing your risk. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2007
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Mr. Market's Subprime Vision Many REITs have little to no residential exposure, and therefore, little to no subprime exposure. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2007
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Overcome Your Losses You can take steps to overcome your losses and avoid some in the future. With this market year nearly over, let's look ahead to see how you can improve your 2008. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2009
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A Strategy for All Situations While options earn returns in the near term, measured in months or a few years, your stocks can be left alone to generate returns over many years, so you have the best of both investing worlds: near-term and long-term gains. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2007
Jim Gillies |
Options Pricing: A Beginning Which options should you buy? What strike price? What expiration date? |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2009
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How to Profit From Fear You can protect your downside risk by buying put options on the stocks you own. A put option gives you the right to sell your stock at a certain price by a certain time. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2009
Tim Beyers |
A Double in 3 Months Long-term equity anticipation securities are options that combine an intrinsic value with a time value. Here's when, and when not, to use LEAP options. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
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Warren Buffett Is Breaking the Rules! The Oracle is making big bets. Are you? For a guy who claims his first rule of investing is "Never lose money," Warren Buffett doesn't appear to have much of a problem with it. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2009
Todd Wenning |
One Way to Bet Against the Market Here's some honey for the bears. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2006
Jim Fink |
Turning "Dead Money" Into Gold Profit from stocks going nowhere. Use stock options (the put and call variety) to profit from a stagnating market. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
4 Hot Items on Warren Buffett's Plate At the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting there are four topics that will most likely be discussed: Succession plan... Derivative bets... Investment opportunities... Public securities portfolio... |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2009
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Get Paid While You Wait for Stock Bargains Writing options can make waiting for stock bargains a lot more profitable. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2008
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Which Companies Are Swimming Naked Right Now? Sometimes, things are even uglier than they appear in the banking sector. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2008
Sham Gad |
Use Your Imagination and Make Money To choose the best stocks, imagine there's no market. Read on to see what we mean. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2011
Nick Crow |
Short Falling Stocks With Less Risk A beginner's guide to using puts. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2005
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The Strike That Stole Christmas? The New York transportation strike could actually be a positive for big retailers, as long as it doesn't drag on. |
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Drug Warning Labels: The Good, Bad, and Ugly Once a drug is approved, investors can't fall asleep and ignore FDA announcements about drugs. They come in different varieties, but warnings tend to be of the bad and ugly variety more often than the good. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2010
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Use Options to Protect, Hedge, and Gain They're not just for speculators. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2009
Brian Orelli |
A Healthy Way to Juice Your Stock's Yield These aren't your parents' dividends. Selling covered calls to increase the income you receive from owning the shares can juice the yield. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Bank of America Tosses Countrywide a Lifeline A $2 billion investment will help keep Countrywide Financial chugging along. Though helpful to Countrywide, the investment wasn't an overly bullish note for the stock. |
