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What does the Sharpe ratio mean?

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Andy

What does the Sharpe ratio mean? The Sharpe ratio is one of those really useful metrics to assess either individual investments or a portfolio. Here is a definition. The Sharpe ratio is a measure of the risk-adjusted return of an… Continue Reading →

Investment, Principles
12

What is the Black Scholes pricing model for?

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Andy
Black Scholes pricing model

What is the Black Scholes pricing model for? This is a very simple question that deserves a simple answer. The Black Scholes pricing model is an equation that expresses the price of a European call or put option in terms… Continue Reading →

Instruments, Investment, Options, Principles
10

What to invest small amount of money in…

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Andy
What to invest small amount of money in

Have you been wondering what to invest small amount of money in? Disclaimer: None of this article or anything on this website should be taken as investment advice, whether good or bad. Please check with your financial advisor before making any… Continue Reading →

Investment, Personal Finance, Planning
12

Best bank CD ladder – is there one?

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Andy
Best bank CD ladder

Have you been looking for the best bank CD ladder? Or maybe you have heard about CDs or Certificates of Deposit and laddering but you’re not sure exactly what it is. What is a CD ladder? CD laddering means that… Continue Reading →

Bonds, Instruments, Investment, Personal Finance, Planning
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What is the best way to start investing for beginners?

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Andy
What is the best way to start investing for beginners

What is the best way to start investing for beginners? If you are asking yourself this question the chances are that you are expecting to be told where to put your money. We’ll get to that, but you need to… Continue Reading →

Investment, Personal Finance, Principles, Retirement
14

What’s the easiest way to invest in real estate?

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Andy
What's the easiest way to invest in real estate

What’s the easiest way to invest in real estate? That is a simple enough question. I’m sure this won’t come as a surprise because there are in fact some fairly difficult ways to invest in real estate. To illustrate the… Continue Reading →

Instruments, Investment, Personal Finance, Planning, Real Estate
20

Is it safe to invest in stocks?

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Andy
Is it safe to invest in stocks

Is it safe to invest in stocks? I hope so. I’ve got a ton of money invested in stocks so it better be safe. If you consult books on investing in the stock market, most will tell you that the… Continue Reading →

Instruments, Personal Finance, Planning, Stocks
12

Who really controls the stock market?

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Andy
Who really controls the stock market

Who really controls the stock market? This is a popular question and one that has inspired many conspiracy theories. There are variations on the obvious answer to this, each with some grain of something. But first, let’s just answer the… Continue Reading →

Investment, Principles, Stocks
14

What is negative divergence in the MACD?

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Andy
What is negative divergence in the MACD

What is negative divergence in the MACD? Negative divergence in the MACD is when the price of a stock or ETF is making higher highs but the MACD is making lower highs. It is a bearish indicator in a price… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Technical analysis, Trading
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How to calculate the delta of options

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Andy
How to calculate the delta of options

When you start trading or investing with stock options, very quickly you will find that understanding the implications of the stock option’s delta is key. Delta is key to getting the leverage, risk-reward, and protection in the underlying stock or… Continue Reading →

Instruments, Investment, Options, Trading
24

What is the stock replacement strategy

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Andy
What is the stock replacement strategy

What is the stock replacement strategy? The stock replacement strategy involves taking long positions in deep-in-the-money call options in stock that you would otherwise own. It works best with stocks that you want to hold for the intermediate to long-term,… Continue Reading →

Instruments, Investment, Options, Strategies, Trading
26

Bear put spreads explained

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Andy
Bear put spreads explained

This article, bear put spreads explained, does just that. We’ll take a look at some examples of bear put spreads, understand how they work, the risks and rewards, and under what kinds of circumstances they work the best. A bear… Continue Reading →

Instruments, Investment, Options, Trading
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Bull call spread examples

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Andy
Bull call spread examples

In this article we look at some bull call spread examples as a way to understand how the bull call spread works and what are the best circumstances for using them. This article explains some basic concepts of how to… Continue Reading →

Instruments, Investment, Options, Trading
20

Understanding implied volatility of options

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Andy
Understanding implied volatility

Understanding implied volatility of options is something all options investors and traders will need. Volatility is an important measure for options traders because it is the volatility that gives opportunities for profit. When you are looking to open an options position,… Continue Reading →

Instruments, Investment, Options, Trading
24

How to sell naked calls

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Andy
How to sell naked calls

In an earlier article, we looked at selling covered call options. In this article, we will be looking at how to sell naked calls. Selling naked call options means selling someone else, a buyer the right to buy from you… Continue Reading →

Instruments, Investment, Options, Trading

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