Jim Fink Investing

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Four Advanced Stock Option Strategies

Jim Fink / Options Strategy Lessons

Here are four more option strategies to enhance your portfolio’s returns. Did you know that options allow you to profit from a stock that goes nowhere or from a stock that is going to explode but you have no clue in what direction?

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Four Advanced Stock Option Strategies

Jim Fink / Options Strategy Lessons

Here are four more option strategies to enhance your portfolio’s returns. Did you know that options allow you to profit from a stock that goes nowhere or from a stock that is going to explode but you have no clue in what direction?

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4/21/11 Trade Alert: Up-Front Cash

Jim Fink / Options Trades

We open the Options for Income era with two ways to maximize gains from venerable American insurance names…. Read More


4/21/11 Trade Alert: Up-Front Cash

Jim Fink / Options Trades

“Sell to Open” September $80 Put on Berkshire Hathaway Class B (NYSE: BRK-B) Option Symbol: BRKB110917P80 Limit Order Price: $3.35 or more ($335 per contract) Directional View for Underlying Stock: Neutral Options for Income Portfolio: Conservative Income Approximate margin requirement per contract: $1,900 (depends on your broker) 148-day return on margin: 18 percent (43 percent […]… Read More


Placing an Option Trade with Your Broker

Jim Fink / Options Strategy Lessons

Options are great trading tools to reduce risk and boost your returns, but you need to know how to properly place an options order to take advantage. Read on to learn important differences such as open vs. close and debit vs. credit.

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Placing an Option Trade with Your Broker

Jim Fink / Options Strategy Lessons

Options are great trading tools to reduce risk and boost your returns, but you need to know how to properly place an options order to take advantage. Read on to learn important differences such as open vs. close and debit vs. credit.

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Understanding Stock Option Valuation and the “Greeks”

Jim Fink / Options Strategy Lessons

How options are valued and how their value changes as the price of the underlying stock changes are important concepts to understand.

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Understanding Stock Option Valuation and the “Greeks”

Jim Fink / Options Strategy Lessons

How options are valued and how their value changes as the price of the underlying stock changes are important concepts to understand.

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Options Toolbox

Jim Fink / Options for Income Pages

Calculators Pricing Calculator Covered Call Calculator Margin Calculator Probability Calculator Iron Condor Standard Deviation Calculator Probability of Expiration Based on Standard Deviation Spread Relative to Dollar Volatility (SRDV) Performance Tracking Spreadsheets Position Monitor Spreadsheet Lisa’s Performance Spreadsheet For OFI_VT Put-Spread to Call-Spread Converter Spreadsheet Trade Portfolio Manager Cash Flow of Option Trade with Rolls Calendars […]… Read More


Put-Call Parity and Stock-Option Synthetics

Jim Fink / Options Strategy Lessons

Options and stocks are more similar than you think. In fact, options are the building blocks of stock. By combining options and stocks, you can create a virtually unlimited number of different risk exposures. With this knowledge, the world is your oyster.

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