Oh Yes they can! Remember a LEAP is a Long-term Expiration AnticiPation Option. It is a long-term option on underlying stock. I bought 10 Options (one at the money and one out of the money) on five Dow Jones Dogs on October 17, 2018. Here are the results so far showing in my Options Account …
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What a Wonderful October Week
What a wild ride this week in the stock market. I've always loved roller coaster rides at the amusement park - though being retired now - I no longer go to amusement parks. However, I still don't mind the roller coaster ride of the market every now and again. Look at the graphic below which …
October, the month of the BIG DIP
Today is October 25, 2018 and I am choosing to write this article today because of the amount of "falling" the market has done so far this month. Not sure I will get it published by the end of the day ... but as I listen to Fox Business News on my other screen I …
Buying Options Lesson #1
Before you decide to invest into stock options there are some things you need to know. For example ... how an option is priced. You should know more than this ... but this is a good place to start. The things that impact the price of a stock option now and in the future are: …
OMG the Market Is About to Crater!
Don't believe it as so, regardless of what the talking heads on the radio and TV try to make you believe. There is still some time (in this, one of the longest bull markets in history) to run and buy some stocks or options - but not today. Here's a One Minute Graph of the …
Bull Put Spreads … A unique way of doing options investing!
I wrote my first article about stock options that you can view here. I may be jumping the gun on this one ... but am so thrilled I wanted to get it out to you even though it may be a little in advance. A month after my retirement I really needed something else to …
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Are Stock Options Really Riskier than Stock?
Note from the author: This is the first of a series of articles I plan to write on investing in options. This article is about buying Call Options primarily rather than investing in the actual underlying stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) really wants you to believe that Stock Options are always riskier than …
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Facebook and other news issues
This article was written on Thursday, March 29, 2018. It is being published on September 22, 2018. The information in the article is still viable though the price of Facebook has changed. In this video, Representative Leonard Lance of New Jersey says, “Americans want answers From Facebook. REALLY? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2018-03-29/rep-lance-says-americans-want-answers-from-facebook-video I am not so sure it is …
You Never Asked Me!
By: Jerry Nix (written sometime in 2000) David Bradley bolted straight upright in his bed. His head was pounding. He could hear the blood rushing through the vessels in his ears. His stomach felt as though it had been ripped from his intestines. He glanced at his bedside clock and saw it was 2:37 AM. …
The Rising Cost of College
I've posted a new article about the rising cost of college. In the article I discuss some reasons it may be rising so drastically over the past 20 years, why it will likely continue to rise and what you can do about it as you plan for your children to attend college. You can check …