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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
January 11, 2010
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A Strategy You Should Consider With the explosion of option use in recent years, you may be asking yourself, "What are options, and why would anyone consider using them?" |
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August 11, 2009
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Profit Whichever Way a Stock Goes You can buy straddles to profit from volatility. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2004
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Bearish Options Strategies Whitney Tilson explains why he purchased put options on two tech-heavy indexes. As a general rule, I do not recommend buying options. They're illiquid, the bid-ask spreads are murderous, and it's always dangerous to have time working against you. It's hard enough to be right on the direction of a stock's movement, much less being right on the timing as well. But in the case of long-term puts on the Nasdaq 100 and the Semiconductor Holdrs Trust, the risk-reward equation is simply too attractive. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2005
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Has Whole Foods Hit a "Tipping Point"? The company continues to defy skeptics as it turns in another stellar quarter and its rate of growth actually accelerates. There's no doubt that the stock is hot on Wall Street. |
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 10, 2009
Jeff Fischer |
Profit on a Flat Stock Here are two simple income-generating strategies. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2009
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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
July 29, 2009
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Are You Playing With Fire? To my mind, combining leverage and a short-term horizon are exhilarating to be sure, but dangerous. When you're trading options, you get wiped, wondering what might have been. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2011
Jim Gillies |
How to Create Big Income on Go-Nowhere Stocks A guide to diagonal spreads. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2009
Jim Royal |
Here's a Chance to Invest Like Buffett Use options to help curb your temperament. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2010
Jim Gillies |
A Strategy You Should Consider Give yourself the option to succeed. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2010
Jeff Fischer |
Bull or Bear, Profit Anyway Everyone can make money in 2010. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2007
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Options Pricing: A Beginning Which options should you buy? What strike price? What expiration date? |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2007
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Options: The Basics Options aren't terribly difficult to understand. Calls are the right to buy, and puts are the right to sell. Here's how to use them appropriately in your own portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2011
Nick Crow |
Short Falling Stocks With Less Risk A beginner's guide to using puts. |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2010
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Forget the Bears: There Are Still Stocks You Should Be Buying Here's how you can find great opportunities in the stock market right now. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2006
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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
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
December 9, 2010
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5 Stock Bets to Turbo-Charge Your Returns It's time to consider a new source of profits. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2011
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Never Regret a Missed Stock Purchase Again There is a way to receive income -- with no money down -- to set the price you're willing to pay for a stock. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2004
Matt Logan |
Value Investing 101 Columbia University's Bruce Greenwald shares the three steps of value investing. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Why I Sold Apple A longtime Apple fan explains why options funniness compelled him to close a very profitable position. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2010
Jeff Fischer |
4 Reasons to Sell a Stock Sell decisions are difficult, but these guidelines can help. |
