Choosing a Brokerage Account The first thing you’re going to need to be able to trade is a proper brokerage account. Yes, there are “apps” that allow you to trade, and some of them seem to offer “free” commissions and all sorts of benefits. What you’re really going to want is an account that offers …
Being “long on a stock” means that you own shares of that stock, with the expectation that its price will increase in value over time. Ownership: When you go long, you are actually purchasing and holding the shares of a company. You become a shareholder. Bullish Outlook: This position reflects a “bullish” outlook, meaning you …
Θ THETA Theta (Θ), often called “time decay,” is an options greek that tells you how much an option’s price is expected to decrease each day due to the passage of time. Options lose value every day, even if the underlying stock doesn’t move. Theta Θ quantifies this daily loss as a number. It’s like …
▲ DELTA In simple terms, ▲ Delta tells you how much an option’s price is expected to change for every $1 move in the stock price. Call Options (positive Delta): For call options, Delta ranges from 0 to 1. A Delta of 0.50 means that if the underlying stock goes up by $1, the call …
Here are some definitions of the terms I use frequently to describe strategies, or parts of strategies.
Summarize some of the basic concepts of a call contract for both the buyer, and the seller.