TK All-Star’s Blog posts
Penny-wise or Pound-foolish?
Nicole Wachs welcomes new trader Spidey. Trading and sports - the analogies seem endless. Growing up many of us played pick-up games at the park or schoolyard. I know you will all be shocked to le... more
VIX Calls in a class by themselves
Doc Maher discusses a key difference for Darylrs' trade. Darylrs,I'm not sure of what you were saying in your trade note about buying VIX calls, but let me use this as an opportunity to make a fe... more
FROs: Getting in the Know
Doc Maher examines Anyway's Finish High trade and expected return. The brave knight Anyway has continued his option journey into the land of FROs. Click here for a treasure trove of FRO resources.... more
Coke Condor and a Smile?
Lawrence G. McMillan explores MountainTrader's strategy. MountainTrader,Thanks for sharing some details of your iron condor trade in Coke. To recap the strategy for everyone's benefit, an iron cond... more
FROs: Red or Black
Lawrence McMillan gives us the inside line. The new Fixed Return Options (FRO) should be an interesting and exciting new product for speculators. A FRO is a binary option, meaning it is worth eith... more
Your Straddle Trade - Following Up
Doc Maher continues with a Straddle on ADI. I wanted to follow up on the sample trade that I discussed in the recent blog Your Next Trade - Setting up a Straddle. Here's a quick recap: For the st... more
Your Next Trade - Setting up a Straddle
Doc Maher gives the play by play for EnglishTeach. Pent-up anger and steam-rolling decisiveness may not sound like good qualities in a friend, but boy do they come in handy after buying a straddle... more
Dig out your Ginsu Knives
Nicole Wachs gets crafty. Have you ever been lost while traveling? Or used an out of date map? Or the address you entered on Mapquest gave you wrong directions? Not knowing where you are going ca... more
Sell Early and Often
Doc Maher discusses nuances of Covered Calls. Pretzel,In my last post I discussed a Covered Call trade in RIMM. Thanks for your follow up questions. Let's clear up a couple of things. This starts ... more
Making Income with RIMM
Doc Maher continues Danny Upshaw's discussion. Death and taxes are two certainties in life. In the options world, a third guarantee is time decay. Time decay reduces the value of an option as ea... more
AAPL’s Harrowing Tale
McMillan & Maher comment on Rookie101's day trading. The adrenaline rush and trading go hand in hand for many in the TradeKing Community. Sometimes it comes on the upswing and sometimes it com... more
Plan your Trade and Trade your Plan
Maher and McMillan provide some details. ‘Cool' and ‘interesting' are not reasons a professional trader would give when taking a position in a stock or with options. When speaking with veteran tra... more
GOOG Earnings and Volatility
Doc Maher breaks it down. Kanchana,You posted a question on my last post about using Implied Volatility as a strategy. Being an "Income Trader" most of the strategies I employ are based on capturi... more
Aftermath of GOOG Earnings
Doc Maher wraps up the discussion. In my last post I discussed the trading environment leading up to Google's earnings announcement. Well now that the earnings have come out, let's look at our hypo... more
GE - Uncharacteristic Volatility
Lawrence G. McMillan holds Straddle School for Student's trades. Similar to a triple-threat situation in basketball, a trader would be satisfied in more than one scenario with the Long Straddle pla... more
Options - wrapped up like a “Pretzel”
Doc Maher discusses Historical and Implied Volatility. Pretzel, Thanks for the kind words. Nicole already addressed this but I wanted to add something. You asked about the 30HV. HV in this case re... more
Final Sale on Seasonal Items
Doc Maher reviews Pman1972's trades In the Long Call play, especially within days of expiration week, your option is losing value as fast as an ice cube melts on a hot summer day. In order to make ... more
Jonathan Maher joins All-Star Trades Blog
TradeKing acquires additional Commentary talent. We've added some more depth to our All-Star Commentator team. I am pleased to be joined at the announcer's table by option trader and educator Jonat... more
Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold
Will Profit goes in for the swoop With the Long Put play, you want the stock to drop like a stone. Think The Godfather when Sal Tessio says "Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishe... more
Hannah Montana: Score for IMAX?
Lawrence G. McMillan reviews MachoBacho's position. The Play: Long Call - Play #1 This post best suited for: All levels Outlook: ... more
