Options Essentials
Learn about options and how they can play an important role in creating and maintaining wealth while reducing risk.

• Tips for Beginners by Len Yates Preparing yourself before trading options
• Understanding the Expiration Cycles by Jim Graham Know what option contracts will be available for stocks
• Option Trading Basics: Open Interest by Jim Graham The importance of open interest when trading options
• Dividends, Interest Rates, and Option Prices by Jim Graham When should you exercise an option early?
• Using The Put/Call Ratio by Jim Graham A useful indicator of sentiment
• Trading Stocks versus Trading Options by Jim Graham Adding options to your trading toolbox
• Hedging Your Portfolio by Jim Graham Using index options to insure your holdings
• Incorporating Options into your Trading by Jim Graham Think about how options fit in with your goals
• Vertical Debit Spreads by Len Yates The spread for the beginner
• Put/Call Parity and Synthetic Positions by Jim Graham Understanding one of the foundations of option pricing

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Options Trading and Analysis
Learn how to use the right options trading strategy to fit your trading objective and the variable market conditions.

• Option Repair Strategies by Jim Graham Rolling a long option
• Horizontal Debit Spreads by Len Yates A good strategy in sideways markets
• Naked Writing: A Risky Way to Get Income by Len Yates Earning time decay dollars has its risks
• The Backspread by Len Yates A directional strategy that costs nothing if you are wrong
• Covered Writing - A Way to Reduce Risk? by Len Yates Generating extra income from a stock portfolio
• Understanding Volatility by Len Yates ...is of Vital Importance to Option Traders
• Choosing The Best Option Strategy by Jim Graham Using the Risk/Reward Graphs in MarketVue
• Ever Considered Selling Naked Puts? by Len Yates Selling high volatility to generate income

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Fundamental Analysis
Learn how to use economic, industry, and company information to value a company and trade with confidence.

• Life and Death and Company Liquidity by Jim Graham Companies need enough cash to pay off short-term debt
• The Big Three Economic Indicators by Jim Graham How economic factorss affect the stock market
• Growth Investing by Jim Graham The other major investing system
• The Income Statement by Jim Graham Understanding financial statements without an accounting degree
• Finding Trades Using Fundamentals by Jim Graham Is Alliance Semiconductor a good bet?

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Technical/Charting Analysis
Learn how to use charts and other technical indicators to determine directional trade opportunities.

• Support and Resistance Lines by Jim Graham Using technical analysis to reduce your risk

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