Expiring With Profit

01/20/2010 - For option buyers, expiration week presents an excellent time to shop for attractive option plays. During expiration week, you can purchase in-the-money options on volatile stocks for little or no time premium—options that can achieve high, double-digit or even triple-digit gains in a week or less. Bernie Schaeffer and Todd Salamone, Senior Vice President of Research, tell you how in this video. To learn more, click here. Expiring With Profit

01/20/2010
13:15

The Long Vertical Cure

10/06/2009 - The current edition of SENTIMENT magazine explores "The Long Vertical Cure." Can it cure what ails your portfolio? Bernie Schaeffer and Todd Salamone, our Senior Vice President for Research, explain the vertical debit spread in this video and tell you why it sometimes might be a better trade than a straight call or put purchase. Bernie and Todd examine the advantages of this trade -- reduced cost and lower breakeven -- and discuss potential pitfalls. If you would like to know more about vertical debit spreads, please click here. The Long Vertical Cure

10/06/2009
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Trading the Main Event

10/06/2009 - News events such as earnings reports can have a dramatic effect on stock prices. "Trading the Main Event," a story in the current issue of SENTIMENT magazine, explains why trading around events offers rich opportunities to options trader. Ryan Detrick, Chief Technical Strategist, and Richard Sparks, Senior Equities Analyst, discuss the article and event trading in this video. If you would like to know more about event trading, please click here. Trading the Main Event

10/06/2009
18:06

Fortified with Iron Part 2

07/22/2009 - Fortified with Iron, a story about the iron spread strategy in the new summer issue of SENTIMENT magazine, explains how it is possible to make money when a stock or sector is stuck in a trading range. Bernie Schaeffer and Schaeffer Senior Equity Analyst Richard Sparks discuss the article in this video. If you would like to learn more about iron spreads, please click here. Fortified with Iron Part 2

07/22/2009
13:05

Fortified with Iron Part 1

07/22/2009 - Most option buyers are familiar with buying calls and puts – paying a premium for the right to buy or sell a stock. Selling premium can also be profitable. Bernie Schaeffer and Schaeffer Senior Equity Analyst Richard Sparks explain how as they discuss Fortified with Iron, a story about the iron spread strategy in the new summer issue of SENTIMENT magazine. To learn more about iron spreads, please click here. Fortified with Iron Part 1

07/22/2009
9:09

Hunting for Hedges

07/21/2009 - Pairs trading is a particularly attractive strategy for options traders. Bernie Schaeffer and Todd Salamone, Senior Vice President for Research at Schaeffer’s Investment Research, tell you why as they discuss Hunting for Hedges, their article about pairs trading in the new issue of SENTIMENT magazine. . If you would like to learn more about pairs trading, please click here. Hunting for Hedges

07/21/2009
13:57

The Extra Edge

04/13/2009 - Are we there yet? How do we know if the bear market is over? Bernie Schaeffer has written an article for the first issue of SENTIMENT magazine in which he analyzes several key technical indicators. Bernie and Todd Salamone, our Senior Vice President of Research, discuss the article in this video. The Extra Edge

04/13/2009
15:00

Bernie Schaeffer Introduces SENTiMENT

04/13/2009 - Welcome to SENTIMENT, smart options for today’s investor, our new quarterly magazine devoted to options trading. Bernie Schaeffer Introduces SENTiMENT

04/13/2009
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