Category Archives for Options
Listed Stock Options in Singapore
I am sure many of us have heard about options trading. Most of the time, the strategies have to be implemented using stock options listed in the US market. In the near future, we might be able to trade stock options linked to our own Singapore listed stocks. SGX is currently exploring plans to make […]
Risk Free Options Trading Strategy
I was at a seminar preview yesterday where the presenter was trying to sell an options trading strategy as part of a investment course. The options trading strategy was supposed to yield about 2% a month and involved selling options. The presenter even showed us screenshots of his actual trading account, which recorded all the […]
Selling Weekly Options for Income
I attended a seminar yesterday where the speaker spoke about how we can make money from options. Since the majority of options expire worthless, he would rather be a seller than buyer of options. After a long session introducing the concept of options, calls, puts, strike price, premium, in-the-money, at-the-money, out-of-money, the speaker revealed that […]
SGX to Offer Nifty Options and Related Products
Singapore Exchange (SGX) said it expects to offer options on the S&P CNX Nifty Index (Nifty) and related products in the coming year. Nifty is the leading index for large companies on the National Stock Exchange of India and contains 50 well diversified stocks accounting for 21 sectors of the economy. This follows SGX’s obtaining […]
Macquarie Warrant Hotshot Contest
The third Macquarie Warrant Hotshot competition is back! Take part in this real-time simulated trading contest and trade with $100k of virtual cash. You stand to win the $20,000 grand prize or weekly prizes of $200. The competition starts on 6 July 2009 and will run for a period of 4 weeks For more details and […]