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www.optionsxpress.com ? 1.888.280.8020 iClass: Options Strategies in a Bearish Market
Options Strategies in a Bearish Market (Options 304) is designed The difficulty rating for this to expose the different ways that options can limit risk or increase class is: ADVANCEDprofit in a Bear Market. This course discusses the various option strategies that take advantage of a Bear market At the conclusion of this course and prior to the final quiz the student should be comfortable with the all Bear market strategies.
Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 5 - Index PutsThe introduction sets the groundwork for the The uses of Index puts in a Bear market are explained differences between Bear market option strategies here. The important need to have the particular and outright stock or index ownership. The three main index match your portfolio is stressed, along with benefits of Bear market option positions of protection, the differences in settlement types of American and limiting loss, generating income are introduced. European style options.
Chapter 2 - Buying Puts Chapter 6 - Vertical SpreadsIn this chapter the purchase of puts is discussed in two Vertical spreads for a Bear market are introduced in forms- the purchase of puts in conjunction with stock Chapter 6. These spreads can be debit or credits and are purchase / ownership and the purchase of puts as a explained and prefaced for the following two chapters.speculative strategy. Chapter 7 - Bear Put SpreadThe differences between these two strategies are In this chapter the uses of a Bear put spread are explained. The purchase of puts with stock is explained explained. The maximum profit and loss computations as a protective strategy, while the purchase of puts are explained. This chapter also explains how this by themselves are speculative and offer leverage in a spread is a debit spread and differs from a credit spread.Bear market. Chapter 8 - Bear Call SpreadChapter 3 - Uncovered Ca... [download for more]
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