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12/31/2004 - Game Theory: Making Profits With Mathematical Precision
In Issue #171, Dean Albrecht gives us a simple example of incorporating quantitative research, like game theory, into your own trading. 12/21/2004 - Long-Term Covered Calls: The Best Way to Play Sirius Satellite Radio
In Issue #169, Karim Rahemtulla discusses why covered calls are great trades for the long-term, as extra risk does not always mean extra gain. 12/06/2004 - LEAPS Option Strategies: A Gold Strategy That Beats Stocks, Bullion or Coins
In Issue #165, Karim Rahemtulla talks about a LEAPS option strategy that can be used for gold and is considerably more effective than buying gold stocks, bullion or rare coins outright. 12/03/2004 - Smart Money Investing: The Four Rules of All "Smart Money"
In Issue #164, Karim Rahemtulla confers the importance of talking to your children about money and the four most important rules to help them understand it. 11/22/2004 - Opening An Options Account: Smart Profits Basics Part 1
In Issue #162, Karim Rahemtulla enlightens us about the nuts and bolts of opening your first account with an options brokerage as well as revealing three steps for scoring that first big winner. 11/19/2004 - Quantitative Research: An Interview with Dean Albrecht
In Issue #161, Karim Rahemtulla introduces us to Dean Albrecht, a quantitative research analyst and the newest addition to The Smart Profits Report. 11/11/2004 - LEAPS Call Options: How to "Swap" LEAPS Call Options
In Issue #159, Karim Rahemtulla helps investors profit from a swap trade using LEAPS call options.
11/08/2004 - Covered Calls Strategy: The "Big Daddy" of Options
In Issue #158, Karim Rahemtulla ponders how to convey the importance of investment strategies, like covered calls, in front of fifth-graders. 11/05/2004 - The Short Squeeze: Don't Get Squeezed When Investors Rush to Sell
In Issue #157, Karim Rahemtulla teaches readers exactly what he meant when he used the phrase "short squeeze" and how this applies to option trading and your investments.
11/03/2004 - Options Trading Books: The Only Realistic Options Book at Barnes & Noble
In Issue #156, The Mt. Vernon Research Team talks about the one options book that they would recommend to every option trader, whether you are a beginner or professional in options. 10/27/2004 - Trading Deep-In-The-Money Covered Calls: Dividend Paying Stocks That Can Boost Income
In Issue #155, Karim Rahemtulla spells out his love for deep-in-the-money covered call trading and how this can spell massive profits for your portfolio. 10/25/2004 - Position Sizing: The Most Powerful Investment Concept in the World
In Issue #154, Karim Rahemtulla illuminates us as to the two rules of investing and how to control our losses by staying even with the market instead of trying to get even through the most fundamental lesson: position sizing.
10/21/2004 - The Options Pit: Controlled Chaos In the Pits at the CBOE
In Issue #153, Karim Rahemtulla remarks about the option pits of the CBOE and his less than confident feeling that this system works well for individual investors.
10/19/2004 - Can Your Portfolio Lie to You?: Professional Money-Management Investing Secrets
In Issue #152, Karim Rahemtulla explains that your brokerage may be sending you stale updates on your positions and which steps to have a more realistic picture of where your options stand. 10/13/2004 - Understanding Bull Spreads: Make 1,000% or More by "Spreading" the Wealth
In Issue #151, Karim Rahemtulla helps readers understand the bull spread option strategy, a definitive way towards making money with options with low risk. 10/11/2004 - Risk In Investing: Don't Take Insane Risks When You Have Options
In Issue #150, Karim Rahemtulla lets investors know why trading options can reduce your risk and increase your profits. 10/08/2004 - Black-Scholes Model: Finding Fair Value And 30% Returns in Two Days
In Issue #149, Karim Rahemtulla expounds on using the Black-Scholes Model to watch out for critical factors of option buying, such as time and market value. 10/05/2004 - Travelzoo Stock: My Kingdom for an Option
In Issue #148, Karim Rahemtulla talks about the overvalued Travelzoo and explains what happens when a short-squeeze occurs.
09/30/2004 - Trading Short-Term Options: A System for Reading the "Market Weather"
In Issue #147, The Mt. Vernon Research Team emphasizes how to read the markets to adjust your short-term option trading strategy so you don't become a financial laughing stock. 09/28/2004 - Timing Your Trades: Two Ways to Expand Your Thinking And Your Profits
In Issue #146, Karim Rahemtulla reminds traders that options ideas can come from anywhere and a little timing can expand your opportunities to profit.
09/22/2004 - Market Volume & Liquidity: When to Buy the Stock And NOT the Option
In Issue #145, Karim Rahemtulla immerses investors in reasons to stick to heavily traded stocks and options by watching market volume and liquidity. 09/20/2004 - Exit Strategies: Prenuptial Agreements for Options
In Issue #144, The Mt. Vernon Research Team explains why traders should be leasing, not committing; (a sort of prenuptial for your options trades) it's called an exit strategy. 09/16/2004 - Index Options: A Billionaire's Trading Tool Anyone Can Use
In Issue #143, Karim Rahemtulla expands on the facts that options aren't just tied to individual stocks, these days traders can use options to do just about anything within their portfolio. 09/14/2004 - Google Stock Options: What Happens When A High Volume Stock Has Half An Ounce Of Credibility?
In Issue #142, Karim Rahemtulla illuminates investors on Google options and the high velocity and volume that these options are jumping off the starting line with. 09/03/2004 - Damage Control: The Perfect Put Option Play for Any Season
In Issue #140, Karim Rahemtulla expands on his damage control strategy by using put options when it comes to making back a few bucks from the latest hurricanes. 08/18/2004 - Portfolio Position Sizing: The "10% Rule" for Safe Option Profits
In Issue #136, Karim Rahemtulla puts in plain words the facts of involving yourself with the options market, portfolio position sizing before jumping in may prove to be your best bet. 08/16/2004 - Double Your Money: The Truth About Making 300% Overnight in Options
In Issue #135, The Mt. Vernon Research Team explain why options shouldn't be considered the greatest way to double and triple your profits without the proper knowledge.
08/12/2004 - Technical Analysis: Two Simple Tools for Spotting a Technical Trend
In Issue #134, The Mt. Vernon Research Team relates that by learning some basic technical analysis, traders can focus on working with the market instead of against it. 08/10/2004 - Trailing Stops: How to Give Your Options Room to Grow
In Issue #133, Karim Rahemtulla reveals how using a trailing stop can successfully take the pain out of one of the biggest problems of investors, when to sell. 08/05/2004 - The VIX Index: Instant Access to the World's 'Best Contrarian Indicator'
In Issue #132, Karim Rahemtulla invites readers to try their hand at using the VIX Index, an indicator that can help increase your chances of making good options trading decisions. 08/02/2004 - Put/Call Ratio: When this Number Jumps, It's Time to Trade
In Issue #131, Karim Rahemtulla illuminates traders on the put/call ratio and how this can be used to read an extreme position in the markets as a warning of future changes to come. 07/29/2004 - Buy-Write: Predict Your Profits With 99.7% Accuracy
In Issue #130, Karim Rahemtulla introduces a little-known technique called a buy-write that allows investors to get filled on their stock AND option orders.
07/26/2004 - Covered Calls and Put Options: How to Grow Your Equity By Going Naked
In Issue #129, Karim Rahemtulla differentiates between selling put options and participating in a written covered call strategy as well as what risks are involved for both. 07/23/2004 - Writing Covered Calls: How to Double Your Stock Profits with Options
In Issue #128, Karim Rahemtulla invites subscribers to take part in writing covered calls, the best options to use in order to make money on your stocks. 07/20/2004 - Trading LEAPS: How to Get 1,100% Returns from Your IRA
In Issue #127, Karim Rahemtulla informs readers that trading LEAPS may help you increase your IRA account, but you may want to think about your risk-tolerance first. 07/14/2004 - LEAPS Options: Making 30% While Others Make 3% On the SAME Stock
In Issue #125, Karim Rahemtulla reminds investors that using LEAPS options as proxies can make massive profits from the market even before stocks reach your targets. 07/01/2004 - Option Trade Execution: Two Simple Steps for Getting Filled At Your Price
In Issue #123, Karim Rahemtulla discusses using two simple steps to fight back against electronic brokers, who may be routing your option trade executions against you.
06/28/2004 - American Options, European Options & Synthetic Options: Threefold Profit Potential
In Issue #122, Karim Rahemtulla explains the differences between the three major categories of stock options: European, American and a new third type called synthetic options.
06/24/2004 - Stock Option LEAPS: Buying LEAPS Or Stocks... What Should You Do?
In Issue #121, Karim Rahemtulla wonders why investors continually buy stocks, waiting years for a slight return, when they can buy stock option LEAPS and make more dramatic gains instead. 06/22/2004 - Investment Speculation: 6 Secrets to Creating a '300%-Return System' Using Stock Options
In Issue #120, Karim Rahemtulla offers 6 tips on creating the best 'system' for finding the investment speculations within the stock markets. 06/17/2004 - Options Market Makers: Two Rules for Beating the Market Makers
In Issue #119, Karim Rahemtulla chats about two simple things you can do, watching volume and using limit orders, to beat the market makers at their own game.
06/14/2004 - Position Sizing: The Most Powerful Investment Concept in the World
In Issue #118, Karim Rahemtulla illuminates us to two rules of investing and how to control losses through the most fundamental financial lesson ever: position sizing.
06/09/2004 - How to Get the World's Best Options Book - Free
In Issue #117, Karim Rahemtulla talks about the best options book around and how you can get it without paying a single cent and why you should do it immediately. 06/08/2004 - Liquidity of Options: Protect Yourself Using Limit Orders When Trading
In Issue #116, Karim Rahemtulla explains liquidity and limit orders, helping to understand what to look for when buying an option. 06/03/2004 - Margin: How to Turn a 10% Bump into a 50% Jump
In Issue #115, Karim Rahemtulla discusses how margin accounts can affect the leverage between futures and options contracts.
05/27/2004 - Commodities: How to Create Your Own 'Mini Hedge Fund'
In Issue #114, Karim Rahemtulla enlightens us on the commodity bull market taking place and how you can use futures contracts to make major profits at a discount.
05/24/2004 - Day Trading Stocks: Lessons From An After-The-Market-Closes Plumber
In Issue #113, Karim Rahemtulla relates the story of his friend Bob, a day trading plumber with a penchant for counting cards, playing black-jack and leveraging just about anything.
05/20/2004 - Battle With Your Broker: Make Your First Option Trade in Three Easy Steps
In Issue #112, Karim Rahemtulla points out three steps that you can use to get your foot in the door with brokers who are afraid to handle options on your account.
05/17/2004 - Open an Options Account: Not Always a Simple Task When Dealing With Brokers
In Issue #111, Karim Rahemtulla forms a hard-edged battle plan to use if brokers put their foot down when opening an options accounts.
05/14/2004 - Time Value: With Options You Need to Be Right on Time
In Issue #110, Karim Rahemtulla gives us his take on time value and giving your options enough time to trade if worldly events take a bite out of your profits. 05/11/2004 - Traders vs. Investors: Seven Questions to Reveal If You're an Options Junkie
In Issue #109, Karim Rahemtulla takes a minute to clarify the differences between traders and investors by offering a quiz to see if you may be an options junkie.
05/06/2004 - Option Exchanges: The New 'Boston Market' And How to Profit from It
In Issue #108, Karim Rahemtulla expounds on three simple steps that will help readers get the best prices on their options when a new exchange opens its trading doors.
05/03/2004 - Market Volatility: How to Pay $27 for a $50 Stock
In Issue #107, Karim Rahemtulla points out that market volatility is key when choosing your options. 04/29/2004 - Option Market Makers: Beating the Market Makers on Price
In Issue #106, Karim Rahemtulla reminds investors that patience is a virtue when dealing with the market makers and gives four easy tips that will reduce your costs and your risks and put you on the road to profits. 04/26/2004 - The Brokerage Industry: Why Your Broker Drives a Porsche and You Drive a Chevy
In Issue #105, Karim Rahemtulla underscores the reasons why brokerages continually allow some of us to trade options even though we have little to no experience with these financial instruments. 04/22/2004 - Smart Options Trading: Four Critical Truths
In Issue #104, Karim Rahemtulla underlines four truths of smart option trading, once these are absorbed you can begin to harness the incredible power of options. 04/19/2004 - Understanding Options Leverage: The Power of Leverage Is Bigger than You Think
In Issue #103, Karim Rahemtulla explains the power of understanding options leverage and if used right how options can churn out some staggering gains.
04/14/2004 - Put Options: Why Short a Stock When You Can Buy a Put?
In Issue #102, Karim Rahemtulla lets us in on a little secret; it helps to think about making money on negatives, like put options, if you want to double your market agility immediately. 04/12/2004 - Call Options: Why Would Anyone Buy A Call?
In Issue #101, Karim Rahemtulla wonders why anyone would buy a call option since they can be risky, but could not risking your money be the riskiest decision of all?
04/07/2004 - The Smart Profits Report: Become Smarter than 98% of Investors...
In Issue #100, We welcome you to the first issue of The Smart Profits Report! This bi-weekly report covers topics such as understanding options, options strategies and pitfalls.
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