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Know Your Options: Archive
Winning With Option Volatility
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras talks about volatility and how to use it to your advantage through options.
3 Foolproof Solutions for Options Mistakes
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over three common mistakes of options traders and their foolproof solutions.
3 Foolproof Solutions for Options Mistakes
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over three common mistakes of options traders and their foolproof solutions.
Ratio Back Call Spreads for Big Moves
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over a seldom talked about options strategy called Ratio Back Call Spreads. Learn how it works and how you might be able to use them.
Options Strategies and the Zacks Rank
by Kevin Matras
The best way to use the Zacks Rank with Options is to know what style your stock falls into and which strategy best suits that style.
Two Bullish Strategies to Make Money With Options
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras writes about two very different bullish options strategies, and explains how they work.
Investing in the Road Less Traveled
by Kevin Matras
Why options are my favorite way to trade and why you need them in your portfolio now more than ever.
Option Premiums are Made of Only These Two Things
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras talks about intrinsic value and time value, and what you need to know before placing your next options trade.
5 Careful Ways to Win with Options
by Kevin Matras
More people are including options in their investments but only a few know how to win steadily.
Straddles and Strangles for Earnings Season
by Kevin Matras
A straddle is used when you're not sure which way the market will go, but believe something big will happen in either direction.
Winning With Option Volatility
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras talks about volatility and how to use it to your advantage through options.
How To Determine the Correct Position Size
by Kevin Matras
Determining the right position size is critical for successful investing.
Options Strategies and the Zacks Rank
by Kevin Matras
The best way to use the Zacks Rank with Options is to know what style your stock falls into and which strategy best suits that style.
Option Profits Are Determined By This
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras talks about intrinsic value and time value, and what you need to know before placing your next options trade.
Ratio Back Call Spreads for Big Moves
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over a seldom talked about options strategy called Ratio Back Call Spreads. Learn how it works and how you might be able to use them.
3 Foolproof Solutions for Options Mistakes
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over three common mistakes of options traders and their foolproof solutions.
Investing in the Road Less Traveled
by Kevin Matras
Why options are my favorite way to trade and why you need them in your portfolio now more than ever.
Two Bullish Strategies to Make Money With Options
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras writes about two very different bullish options strategies, and explains how they work.
5 Careful Ways to Win with Options
by Kevin Matras
More people are including options in their investments but only a few know how to win steadily.
Winning With Option Volatility
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras talks about volatility and how to use it to your advantage through options.
Straddles and Strangles for Earnings Season
by Kevin Matras
A straddle is used when you're not sure which way the market will go, but believe something big will happen in either direction.
3 Foolproof Solutions for Options Mistakes
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over three common mistakes of options traders and their foolproof solutions.
Options Strategies and the Zacks Rank
by Kevin Matras
The best way to use the Zacks Rank with Options is to know what style your stock falls into and which strategy best suits that style.
Ratio Back Call Spreads for Big Moves
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over a seldom talked about options strategy called Ratio Back Call Spreads. Learn how it works and how you might be able to use them.
Making Money if You Have a Neutral to Bearish Outlook
by Kevin Matras
Kevin Matras goes over a neutral to bearish call strategy that you put on as a credit in your account.