As can be seen in the following graph, the price trend for shares in the Canadian National Railway Company (CNR) appears to have faltered. The stochastic oscillator indicator has just fallen below 75, much like it did in June 2019. At that time, the price of CNR stayed in a channel for many weeks. As long as the oscillator...
Directional Trading with USX Currency Options Our focus in Part 4 of the series is to demonstrate how USX currency options can be used for directional trading through the direct purchase of a call or put option. Options offer investors a way to buy a long position with a defined risk (limited to the cost of the option), while...
For almost 20 years, our team at CIBC Private Wealth has used defensive option strategies including Covered Calls, Selling Covered Puts and Collars to manage client portfolios. Our objective is to generate income from option premium in addition to dividends paid on stocks. Our primary focus is on wealth preservation. A Covered...
Given our proximity to the United States and/or for purposes of geographic diversification, many investors have investments in their portfolios that are priced in U.S. dollars. As with all investments, U.S. equities carry market risk, and it is important to carefully analyze securities so as to minimize, as much as possible,...
Long-term options (options expiring in more than 9 months) provide a cost-effective way of gaining long term exposure to stocks with a smaller capital outlay and limited risk. The average price of a stock in the TSX 60 has almost doubled in the last decade. This translates to significantly more capital being required to...
Learning how to trade options is a process that takes time and patience. A critical part of placing your first options trade is learning how to enter an order into your brokerage account. Entering options orders can be daunting due to the many variables involved. This post highlights the procedures and best practices for...
On July 27, 2007, the Montréal Exchange launched a penny trading pilot project that ended on February 26, 2016 with the implementation of a permanent program. Before the pilot project began, only options priced below $0.10 were allowed to trade with a minimum price increment of $0.01 (“penny trading”), while all other...
Introduction Options are typically utilized and viewed as an instrument for trading the direction of stocks and ETFs with leverage. However, they are also useful to equity investors as a way to increase the yield of a portfolio by generating income and purchase stock at a discount. Investors looking to enhance their equity...
The 12th annual Options Education Day in collaboration with the Options Industry Council (OIC) will take place in Toronto on September 14, 2019 at the Westin Harbour Castle. Seats are limited, so sign up before August 19 for the early bird pricing! To learn more: m-x.ca/oed Want to learn more about Increasing Yields on...
Key facts on covered calls This strategy consists of writing a call that is covered by an equivalent long stock position. It represents a simple way for investors to manage their short-term risk exposure, allowing them to earn premium income (i.e. the money received from writing the calls) in return for part of the stock’s...