Dollar Cost Averaging or DCA is a technique used in investment that allows traders and investors to purchase fixed dollar amounts of a specific investment vehicle. In this case, it is common for the trader to purchase a large quantity of shares when the prices are low and lesser shares when the price is higher. […]
A fill or kill, FOK, order is a type of execution order that can be placed with a brokerage for the buying or selling of a security. When the brokerage receives the order, it either executes the order for the entire quantity at the desired price (or less) or it cancels the order completely without […]
LEAPs are a type of option that stands for Long-term Equity Anticipation Securities. In practice LEAPS are simply vanilla equity options with an expiration date of more than one year. While most equity options are set to expire in 3 months or less, with a smaller market for up to 6 months, LEAPS are an […]
Black Scholes model is a price disparity formula used to determine European call options price. Also referred to as Black-Scholes-Merton model, it takes into account that investors have an alternative to investing in securities earning risk free interest rate. Basically, this formula is used to acknowledge that an option cost is a function of stock-price […]
If you are new to options trading, then you probably have a lot of questions. There are many different terms out there and many of them are difficult to understand. One of those terms is an assignment. If you have never heard of the term before and you want to trade options, it’s a good […]
Rho is an option Greek that refers to the rate of change which affects the price of a derivative in respect to interest rate changes. As a Greek measure, it is also used to determine the sensitivity of an option. Greeks are important measures of risk management. Not only do they allow money managers, traders […]
The triple bottom pattern a bullish reversal pattern used to predict the bottoming of stock that has been in a downtrend. The pattern can be found on bar charts, line charts and candlestick patterns with a distinct bounce off a support level three times. Looking at the pattern, it is correct to deduce that the […]
If you want to know as much as you can about options trading, it is important that you do your research prior to getting started because there is a lot of invaluable information online. A good place to start would be looking up the definitions of different terms that relate to these types of investment […]
A margin call occurs when the broker of a margin account demands additional money or securities be added to an account to bring the amount of equity in the account up to its designated maintenance margin. If the account holder fails to add enough cash or securities to the account to bring it up to […]
The triple top pattern can be described as a bearish reversal pattern used by trading experts and investors to predict a potential reversal from an uptrend. It is usually formed when an underlying asset is experiencing an uptrend but has hit a major resistance level that it test three times only to fail and come […]
