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Google News: Taking Another Look at the Basic Long Position
[Benzinga] - By Michael Thomsett About 75% of all long calls and puts expire worthless. So why do traders bother with them if the odds are against them? There might be serious reasons to speculate in long or short calls. Consider the following: If you are swing
Google News: A Low-Risk Option Strategy: Synthetic Short Stock
[Benzinga] - By Michael Thomsett The dilemma of the long stock position is unending downside risk. This is where options serve their best purpose: as tools for portfolio management. Rather than use only as speculative and high-risk market plays, strategies like the
Google News: The Quest For That Risk-Free, Double-Digit, Sure-Thing Options Trade
[Benzinga] - By Michael Thomsett We've all heard it before: the sure-thing, risk-free, never-fail deal. But does it exist? For several months now, I have been researching a way to make it happen for real. In all, I studied 373 stocks paying dividends between 4% and
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