Wednesday, 5 November 2008

Learn To Day Trade So You Can Be In Control Of Your Stock Options

By Walter Fox

You can make your dreams of financial independence a reality. Many before you have used the stock market to become millionaires. Even in todayas current financial crisis that began with the downturn of the United States Banking industry and rippled through investment markets world wide, there have been those who have made money. The Dow Jones made the greatest one-day drops in history, yet many did survive this crisis to go on to make money in spite of the dramatic drops, and you can too.

The news was reporting on the crisis to those investors who were traditional abuy low and sell higha stock investors who purchase a stock for a long-term investment. These stockowners ignored the short-term highs and lows in hopes of making large profits at the end of their stock ownership. Sadly, these investors will not live long enough to see the recent losses recover. Those investors who have learned how to successfully day-trade have not suffered so greatly. Many of them have actually profited during this time of loss.

Day trading is one way to make money in times of financial turmoil, but it is not for the uninformed investor. Just because a stock has dropped, does not mean it will automatically go up again. Day traders must be vigilant and know the stock they are investing in. One key to making a profit in day trading is to know how to utilize stock options.

Stock options are bets that a stock will go up or down. You give a call option if you own the stock. Someone else agrees to buy the stock for an agreed upon amount provided the stock goes up to the amount you think it will reach. If the stock gets to that price, they buy the stock from you. If not, you keep the money they invested and the stock you own. The stock option strategy is one of the most lucrative methods of making money instantly in the stock market.

Those who learn to day trade their stocks will want to also learn about put options. These are bets that a stock price will decrease. This can be used to your advantage because you can own a companyas stock at a lower price, if the stock reaches the price you bet on. If you sell the call, you are betting that the stock is going down. It is bad for the person selling the put because they will lose money on the stock (their initial investment). This is used to protect from taking a very big loss.

You need to learn how to make money both ways with these stock options if you want to maximize your investments. You sell a call option on the shares of a stock you own and you sell a put option for a lower price on the shares as well. When the stock goes down, you will collect money from the call option and the put option as well. You have just made money on your investment.

The next step is to watch whether the stock is going higher or lower. The goal is that the stock price will not go work in either bets favor. If the stock doesnat reach either of the price target set by the option, then you get to keep your shares and the money. You can only sell and buy the options in increment of 100 shares. Investors will buy many shares and sell multiple options at the same time. You, or another investor, will buy these options or calls in hope to get the stock at a certain price.

You will become a money making day trader if you follow these key rules. First learn all you can about the stock you want to invest in, including the current trends in share prices. Then learn how to buy and sell as a day trader. Finally, learn how to best use stock options to your advantage. If you become skilled at predicting how your particular stock is doing, you will be able to make money in this abeara market, the same as the pros are doing.

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