About Options Trader

Options Trader: Kevin Matras infuses options trading with the power of the Zacks Rank plus his own market-beating stock screens. This creates the potential for steady and substantial returns using only a fraction of the money you would have risked on regular stock purchases.

Holding period: 2 to 4 weeks
Stocks in Portfolio: 10-12
Trades/Month: 15-20

If you have any questions about this or any of our services, please contact your account manager at 888.775.8348. From outside the US, dial 312.265.9309. Or email us at  tradingservices@zacks.com

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Options Trader Performance

Since inception in 2010, this portfolio has more than doubled. But its best advantage is that you can make money if a stock goes up, down, or sideways. In fact, with some strategies, you can even be wrong on the stock’s direction and still make money. What's more, each option trade typically only uses a fraction of the money that would have been risked on a normal stock purchase.

All Time Top Movers

Sym Company Name %Chg
AAPL** Apple Inc. 1,135.90%
VFC** V.F. Corporatio 891.70%
TRN** Trinity Industr 606.60%
CF** CF Industries H 412.87%
LIFE** aTyr Pharma, In 349.07%

*Short Position

**Closed Position

DISCLAIMER: The S&P 500 Index is a well-known, unmanaged index of the prices of 500 large-company common stocks, mainly blue-chip stocks, selected by Standard & Poor's. The S&P 500 Index assumes reinvestment of dividends but does not reflect advisory fees. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.

The "Price Added" column in this newsletter seeks to match the average price paid by customers after the recommendation is made. It adheres to the following rules:

1) If the recommendation comes out in the end of day summary email, then the price added equals the average of the opening and closing price of the security on the day after the recommendation is made. If the editor uses a limit price, then the price added will be the lesser of the previous rule or average of opening price and the limit price.

2) If the recommendation comes out in an intraday alert, then the price added equals average of the price in the email and the closing price for that day. If the editor uses a limit price, then the price added will be the lesser of the previous rule or average of the price in the email and the limit price.

When positions are exited, the price deleted follows similar logic as above. Your actual entry or exit price may be different depending on when you entered your trade.

The "Last Trade" column in this newsletter refers to the most recent price of the security.

The "Change" column in this newsletter refers to the percentage difference between "Last Trade" and "Price Added".

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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DISCLAIMER: The S&P 500 Index is a well-known, unmanaged index of the prices of 500 large-company common stocks, mainly blue-chip stocks, selected by Standard & Poor's. The S&P 500 Index assumes reinvestment of dividends but does not reflect advisory fees. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.

The "Price Added" column in this newsletter seeks to match the average price paid by customers after the recommendation is made. It adheres to the following rules:

1) If the recommendation comes out in the end of day summary email, then the price added equals the average of the opening and closing price of the security on the day after the recommendation is made. If the editor uses a limit price, then the price added will be the lesser of the previous rule or average of opening price and the limit price.

2) If the recommendation comes out in an intraday alert, then the price added equals average of the price in the email and the closing price for that day. If the editor uses a limit price, then the price added will be the lesser of the previous rule or average of the price in the email and the limit price.

When positions are exited, the price deleted follows similar logic as above. Your actual entry or exit price may be different depending on when you entered your trade.

The "Last Trade" column in this newsletter refers to the most recent price of the security.

The "Change" column in this newsletter refers to the percentage difference between "Last Trade" and "Price Added".

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

For the complete Newsletter Disclosure, click here.

If you no longer wish to receive this email, please click here. If you are having trouble with the unsubscribe links, please email support@zacks.com.

To contact us by mail:
Zacks Investment Research
Attn: Trading Services
10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60606