Category: Long Calls

If you've only recently begun learning about options, the first step is understanding what puts and calls are. Puts and calls are fundamental in options trading, offering rights to sell or buy...

When you first approach option trading, a long call strategy may seem like the most intuitive choice. And for good reason - it's a simple, yet potentially profitable strategy. Which factors can...

Update: We've written a step-by-step guide on how to trade unusual options activity. Check it out after you've read this post.

On Jan 7th, I noted that a trader had traded an unusually large...

Lately, I've been trading leap options and long-term options as I see that those options are often mispriced due to the large volatility of stocks over the long term.

I wanted to share an...

This is a long thesis for JPM TARP warrants. The idea is similar to the previous thesis I gave on WFC here. JPM is one of the "big four" banks in the US. It is a full-service bank, with a huge...

This is a long thesis for WFC TARP warrants. Wells Fargo bank ($WFC) is one of the best banks trading in the US. It is also one of Warren Buffett's largest holding, and he said numerous times how...

I'm taking advantage of the fact that Implied volatility is so low in $VZ to buy a long call. This trade has limited risk: 93$ (1.9% of the risk of buying 100 shares) and unlimited reward.

Here is...