Posts Tagged With 'credit spreads'

Posted by Martin December 04, 2014

Friday expiration tomorrow may bring nice profits

Am I getting it right already? I do not know. For almost three years I was profitable trading options and suddenly a backlash of last three months erased all my previous gains. I tried hard to stop bleeding but all trades were turning against me, one after another. That’s frustrating and I was desperate to Continue reading →

Posted by Martin November 12, 2014

Learning options – debit spreads with AAPL

Learning options - debit spreads with AAPL

As I continue learning options as a tool to make more money than just with dividend investing I moved into reviewing debit spreads. If you follow my blog, you know that I do not prefer debit trades much. With debit trades, you pay up front for the trade and then you have to hope for Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 06, 2012

New trade – DO

This trade shall open on Monday next week: Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (DO) Iron Condor BTO 1 DO Jan21 2012 66.25 Call STO 1 DO Jan21 2012 61.25 Call STO 1 DO Jan21 2012 52.00 Put BTO 1 DO Jan21 2012 47.00 Put Price: limit credit $4.61 Max risk: $39 Max gain: $461 if price Continue reading →