Option trading process

Option Trading.

Option trading magnifies risk and can therefore magnify profits and losses. Before engaging in options trading, it's important to understand how it works. This section will help you learn about options trading hours, how to place orders, how to check or modify orders and what commissions and fees are associated with options trading.

Options Trading Hours.

Options only trade during regular market hours. You cannot place orders for options for the pre-market or after-hours trading.

Placing Options Orders.

The Options Order Entry page is where you begin the option order process. Hover over Trade at the top, and then click Options Order under the Trade Options heading.

Checking Order Status.

You can view the status of your option order in multiple places. On the home page (click Home at the top), open option orders will display under Open Orders.

Modifying/Canceling an Open Order.

To modify an order, click the Modify link next to the order you want to modify on the Order Status page.

Option Commissions & Exercise Fee.

There are certain commissions associated with buying and selling options through Scottrade, as well as a fee for exercising the option.

Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Detailed information on our policies and the risks associated with options can be found in the Scottrade В® Options Application and Agreement, Brokerage Account Agreement, by downloading the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options and Supplements (PDF) from The Options Clearing Corporation, or by requesting a copy by contacting Scottrade. Supporting documentation for any claims will be supplied upon request. Consult with your tax advisor for information on how taxes may affect the outcome of these strategies. Keep in mind, profit will be reduced or loss worsened, as applicable, by the deduction of commissions and fees.

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Trading Forex Options: Process And Strategy.

Assume a bullish view that the current EURUSD forex rate of 1.1 will increase further. Today, there are multiple security types available to profit from this trading strategy:

1) You can buy actual euros (i. e. buying euro currency notes worth 11,000 by paying $10,000).

2) You can take a long position in euro forex futures.

3) You can take a position in euro forex options.

The first option needs substantial capital of $10,000, and safe storage for keeping the 11,000 euro currency notes during the investment period. The second option of euro forex futures offers the benefits of low capital requirement because of margin trading available on futures, but comes with the inherent requirement of daily margin money maintenance. (For more details on futures margin money requirement, see Margin Requirements). The third choice involving Forex options offers the benefit of low capital requirement, but without the overhead of margin requirements like futures.

This article discusses how forex options work, and how to trade forex currency pairs through options (with examples). Other details include a list of most common currency pairs for forex options trading and risk-return profile.

Although multiple exchanges offer forex option trading (such as CME Group, ISE, and Eurex), we take NASDAQ-listed currency option contracts to explain the working examples in this article.

A Quick Primer on Options.

Call and put are two basic option types. Each option has a predetermined strike price defined at the time of trade as a part of the option contract. Each option also has a predetermined expiry date, after which it ceases to exist. Depending upon where the forex spot rate ends on the expiry date, the profit/loss for the option traders is determined.

Here is an example with graphical representations.

Assume it is May 2015 and the current EURUSD forex rate is 1.1007. A trader has a bullish view that this rate will go higher in one month (by June 2015). He can buy a EURUSD call option by paying the required option premium (the cost of buying call option).

Present-day option price quotes from NASDAQ show that a call option with strike price of 1.10 is available at $2.55.

Per NASDAQ forex option specifications, one forex option point is equal to 100 units of the underlying (one point = $100). Thus, a premium quote of $2.55 will cost $255. This is the amount that a forex trader has to pay for buying one contract in EURUSD call options (plus brokerage charges). Also note that due to this convention, the strike price of $1.1 is represented as 110 in the price quote.

Profit and Loss Scenarios for Options Trading.

The profit and loss depends on where the EURUSD forex spot rate reaches on the expiry date (June 19, 2015).

Scenario C1 : Assume that the EURUSD rate falls below the strike price of 1.10, for example going down to 1.02. The original bullish view of the forex call option buyer did not hold true, and therefore he suffers a loss. He loses the entire option premium ($255) that he paid for buying the call option (plus any brokerage charges).

Scenario C2 : Assume that the EURUSD rate goes marginally above the strike price of 1.10, to say 1.15. The buyer of this forex call option is in profit. He benefits on the price differential of (1.15 – 1.10 = 0.05) = 5 points. Multiplying by 100 units per the contract specification gives the total payout as $500. Since he paid $255 upfront as option premium, his profit comes to ($500– $255) = $245 (less any brokerage charges).

Scenario C3 : If the EURUSD goes much higher, to say 1.3, the differential from strike price becomes (1.30–1.10) = 0.20 = 20 points, taking the payout to $2,000. Subtracting the paid premium of $255, the profit comes to $1,745.

Effectively, the payout from the forex option contract depends upon the relative difference between strike price and the underlying forex spot prices at the time of expiry. The higher the underlying spot prices (above the strike price), the higher the payout for a call option. Below the strike price, the buyer gets zero payout, leading to loss of premium.

This phenomenon is represented graphically as follows (for a call option):

The RED flat horizontal line represents scenario C1, where the forex spot price ending below the strike price of 1.1 leads to zero payout and thus total loss to the buyer. Scenarios C2 and C3 are represented in the slanted GREEN line, which indicates that higher the underlying forex spot price, the higher the payout. The RED graph (loss zone) and GREEN graph (profit zone) display the complete range of payout for call options.

The forex put works the other way around for the put buyer. You can buy a put if you have a bearish view – for example, EURUSD rates going down from the present day 1.1007 to lower. Currently available at $1.03 premium, the buyer will pay a total of will $103 for one put option contract.

Scenario P1 : Assume that the EURUSD rate falls below the strike price of 1.10, for example going down to 1.02. The original bearish view of the forex put option buyer came true, and thus he benefits. The differential (1.10–1.02=0.08) or 8 points provides him a payout of $800. Subtracting the $103 option premium he paid, his profit stands at $697 (less brokerage charges).

Scenario P2 : If the EURUSD stays above the strike price of 1.1 at the time of expiry, the put buyer’s view did not come true and he does not get any payout from put option position. He loses his option premium of $103 (plus brokerage charges).

This phenomenon is represented graphically as follows (for a put option):

The lower the underlying price goes (below the strike price of 1.1), the more beneficial it is for put option buyer because he receives higher payouts (GREEN graph). The moment the spot price moves above the strike price, there is zero payout from put option and put buyer loses the option premium (RED graph).

Call and put options offer profit payouts in an inverse relationship to underlying forex spot rates. If a buyer believes that the underlying forex rates will increase further by the expiry date, she should buy a call option. The put option is the best choice for the opposite view.

The above scenarios for call and put are buyer’s positions (long). The sellers will benefit from the opposite price move. In the case of options (or derivatives in general), one man’s gain is other man’s loss.

The call option premium of $255 paid by the buyer is collected by the call option seller. He sells the forex call because he has opposite view – that the EURUSD will remain below 1.10. If his assumption comes true, he gets to keep the entire option premium (scenario C1 above). But if it doesn’t, then he has to pay heavily. The $500 payout in scenario C2 is actually paid by the call option seller to the call option buyer. Similarly, the $2,000 payout in scenario C3 is paid by call option seller to call option buyer.

Similarly, the put option premium of $103 paid by the buyer is collected by the put option seller. He sells the forex put because he believes that the EURUSD will remain higher than 1.10. If his prediction comes true, he gets to keep entire option premium (scenario P2). If otherwise, he pays the buyer (scenario P1).

In essence, the option seller has limited profit potential – capped to the option premium collected. But loss potential is infinite and variable.

Additionally, selling options requires margin money to be maintained, which is another complex requirement on a daily basis. Only experienced option traders with substantial capital should take short sell positions in options. For the novice, the long call and long put positions offer sufficient exposure as needed.

It is not necessary to wait until expiry to benefit from a profitable option position. The option prices (the premium) keep fluctuating every second depending upon a number of factors. (See Option Pricing: Introduction and Option Pricing: Factors That Influence Option Price)

Instead of waiting until expiry, one can simply trade (buy-sell) options and benefit from premium differentials, if bets are placed right.

Long positions in forex options allow low cost exposure. A forex rate change of only 4.55% (from 1.1 to 1.15 in scenario C2) offers profit potential of 96.08% ($500 payout on $255 call trade value) because of the option payoff mechanism. The same 4.55% increase for a physical holding of euro currency notes would have resulted in profits of limited magnitude.

Long positions in options are also better than futures trading. Options magnify the profit exposure with limited capital, but without the mandatory requirement of maintaining daily margin positions, as in futures.

However, the loss potential is also high – losing out all $255 in scenario C1 (or $103 in scenario P1) leads to 100% loss.

The situation is worse if one short sell options – the loss can be much more than the traded amount.

There are multiple ways to mitigate the effects of 100% loss in making trades. Instead of holding until expiry, one can actively trade with well-defined profit and stop-loss targets.

The risks can also be mitigated by using efficient capital allocation techniques that structure how much money to bet per trade. For example, properly structured trading plans might enable having four straight loss-making trades in a row, and covering up for them in the fifth trade with overall profit.

The most common and heavily traded currency pairs include the Australian dollar, the British pound, the Canadian dollar, the Euro, the Swiss franc, the New Zealand dollar, and the Japanese yen, all against the US dollar. The same currency pairs have the highest liquidity in the forex options market.

NASDAQ offers forex options trading on seven major currency pairs, enabling trading opportunities to both retail and institutional traders. These include forex options on AUDUSD, GBPUSD, CADUSD, EURUSD, CHFUSD, NZDUSD, and JPYUSD. Traders should note that JPY option contract specification differs slightly from other currency options, owing to its higher currency denomination.

The popularity of options trading continues to grow at the individual and institutional levels. The payouts from correctly placed long option forex trades are very high, with the benefit of limited loss potential. However, short option positions should be avoided by novice traders, because they may lead to very high losses, even much larger than the trade value. In-depth study leading to complete familiarity with options pricing and function is mandatory for option trading. Understanding the factors affecting option valuation, followed by thorough practice on free demo-trading accounts, is advisable for option traders, before making big bets in forex options trading ventures.

Online Options Trading: find, open, and manage option trades in 10 minutes.

What's the first thing that comes to mind when I say, " With online options trading you can find, execute, and manage multiple profitable options trades in less than 10 minutes? "

Is it excitement, skepticism, utter disbelief? Are you now judging me without verifying, the claim?

For some people, that may sound a little too good to be true and that's OK. The truth is, results speak louder than words!

Not only is it possible to find, execute and manage profitable trades in less than 10 minutes a day, but my students and I have been doing it with an extremely high success rate for years!

I designed the 10 minute strategy below as a proof of concept exercise. A simple low risk way for you to verify all the claims on this website.

Nothing is more powerful (and thrilling for me as a teacher) than a new student trying what they have learned in this course and seeing results almost instantly.

I've had great results using your blueprint. I've used it in ETF sector option using TT. ETF sectors are a great way to use options leverage to buy at a discount. The blueprint has worked good in the internet portfolio. Options can be very rewarding if you wait for the right trade and don't force it. I risked.

$10,000. In less than 2 hours the position was worth.

$20,000. I closed half to protect capital. Using today's high and low for an example, the remaining position I'm riding for free was worth between $2,700-$30,600 today!

MarketClub Member since 12/21/14.

Travis, thanks for all your input. I bought a call option on TJX (monthly) gained 200%. Thanks. God bless.

MarketClub Member since 7/27/08.

I can't promise you'll succeed. No one can. It's actually safe to assume you will fail. At least that way you won't fall victim to extreme optimism.

The results shown in this course often make online options trading seem easy and it's not!

There are more "crash and burn" options trading stories then there are "rags to riches".

And although I understand that ultimately you want to learn how to earn extra income for yourself and your familyвЂ¦my job is to make sure you learn the right way.

So please do not practice the strategy below unless you fully understand Modules 1-5 (table of contents below).

The stock market isn't going anywhere. If it takes you 6 years longer to become a millionaire then so what, you're still a millionaire.

My recommendation is that you start from Module 1 Lesson 1: explain option trading and go back through the whole course. Grab a piece of paper, take notes, and fully understand the concepts.

Then come back here to paper trade this strategyвЂ¦

Trading Stock Options.

The great thing about Online options trading is that you can make money whether the stock market is going up, down, or trending sideways.

This is vastly different than some of the traditional forms of investing where your hard earned dollars rise and fall with the overall stock market.

If you recall from Module 1 stock options are contracts that give you the right to buy or sell a stock. Not all stocks have listed options, but the ones that do have numerous options available. These options can be bought, sold, or traded.

Stock options are derivatives. They are derived or come from the existence of stocks. IBM stock options are created for IBM the stock.

Technically speaking, the term derivative refers to how the price of these contracts is derived from the price of the stock. Their value is dependent on the price of the stock it was created for.

Generally speaking, the option's value will rise and fall in sync with the stock price.

One very important point to keep in mind is that stock options mirror the movement and quality of the company stock it represents.

If you trade the stock options of a crap company then those options won't be worth a crap. Not many people will be trading them and they won't have attractive price movement.

Good stocks have good options to trade.

You want to trade high quality options. In order to do this you have to pick good stocks.

How this intimidates most people, because there is no broker researching stocks for you and it's not like they teach you how to find good stocks in school.

You have to do all the research and your success or failure falls squarely on your shoulders.

It's entirely up to you to figure outвЂ¦

What to trade? When to trade? And how much to risk on your trades?

The good news is I've spent over 15 years trading options and I've finally created what I feel is the absolutely best "proof of concepts exercise" for new traders.

I call it the 10 Minute Options Strategy.

Watch the video below for instructions on how to implement this.

The "10-10-10" Trading Strategy.

Ten minutes to place the trade, ten minutes to manage the trade, and ten minutes to close out the trade.

I want to add value to your life without you paying me a dime.

The strategy below is a "proof of concept" exercise taught in the Option Profit Formula Success Academy.

Not everyone can afford the Success Academy so the training below allows you to:

Implement the 10 minute strategy. And enroll with your profits.

Or you can simply stop there and never join us. Either way I'm happy as I found a way to add value to your life.

So take a moment to test drive the strategy below. If you find value in the training then I hope to see you inside of our member's area.

The MC 10 Minute Strategy Guide.

I don't want to spend your money for you, but I do highly recommend you at least join Marketclub on a trial basis to practice this strategy.

Don't let any "head trash" get in the way. Use your trading results to determine if you want this software in your bag of trading tricks ( i. e. let the results speak for themselves ).

Personally, the reason I stay with them is because they have helped me earn several thousand dollars in profit over the years. And as a bonus the educational lessons they put out are good too.

However, if you are going to join Marketclub I suggest you wait until after you've watched the video so that you can maximize your trial period.

P. S. The link to your trial is here:

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DISCLAIMER: All stock options trading and technical analysis information on this website is for educational purposes only. While it is believed to be accurate, it should not be considered solely reliable for use in making actual investment decisions. This is neither a solicitation nor an offer to Buy/Sell futures or options. Futures and options are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to options trading may expose investors to potentially rapid and substantial losses. You must be aware of the risks and be willing to accept them in order to invest in the futures and options markets. Don't trade with money you can't afford to lose. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those discussed in this video or on this website. Please read "Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options" before investing in options. CFTC RULE 4.41 - HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVERCOMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFIT OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.

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Big Promise : If you properly learn option trading strategies you'll be able to make money even when the stock market is going down or nowhere in price.

However, due to the leveraged profit potential, many people are attracted to options trading for the wrong reason.

So if you are one of the many who are looking for "get rich quick" with no work on your part please look elsewhere.

This website is about a sensible, low risk, approach to investing.

It mainly caters to people who are looking to create an additional stream of income so they can spend more time with their family.

So this entire site is a FREE web based options course that will teach you.

The simple 7 step process I use to trade stock options.

Warning : trading stock options can be fun and it can also be risky. If you trade the right way the rewards are great, but if you don't you'll lose money (trust me, I know from experience).

However, once you learn the power of put and call options, investing will never be the same again. The versatility and profit potential of options trading is nearly unmatched in the stock market arena.

Even Warren Buffet (the world's richest investor) uses stock options.

The Learning Modules of t he FREE Web Based Options Course .

I've designed the site so that a few of the left hand tabs are the learning modules of the home study course. As you click on each tab you will be taken to the first lesson for that particular learning module.

As in the picture below, each module has several lessons in it. I f you scroll to the bottom of each page, you'll see a table of contents that lists each lesson in the module . For the most effective learning experience, read through each lesson in the module in the exact order as they are listed.

This section goes over the basics of stock options trading. You'll learn what stock options are, and will be taught the concept of how trading stock options can be profitable.

Stock options are so unique and understanding how options are valued can be confusing. This learning module teaches you the basic components that give stock options their value.

I feel there is no use learning advanced option trading strategies unless you can make money with the basics, so here I outlined 5 basic strategies.

Stock options are derived from stocks so you need at least a basic understanding of how to read stock charts. This section outlines the basic principles of charting stocks.

This is a follow up to the stock chart lesson. It goes over a few basic tools used by traders to help them interpret stock price movement.

This is the final lesson designed to help you learn option trading and it's where all the lessons will be tied together. I'll walk you through the process I go through to find and make trades.

To get started click on this link and you'll be taken to the first lesson of the course.

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