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  • 1. All About Stock Options

    1. All About Stock Options

    My goal is to give you a basic understanding of what stock options are all about without hopelessly confusing you with unnecessary details. I have read dozens of books on stock options, and even my eyes start glazing over shortly into most of them.

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  • 2. Check Out Auto-Trade

    2. Check Out Auto-Trade

    Auto-Trade is a service offered by several on-line brokers. Auto-Trade makes it possible for an investor to carry out an options strategy in his own account without becoming an options guru or making all the trades on his or her own.

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  • 3. Never Buy a Mutual Fund

    3. Never Buy a Mutual Fund

    Never buy a mutual fund unless it is a no-load index fund with the lowest cost structure. (I will tell you where to find it later.)

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  • 4. Turbocharge Your IRA

    4. Turbocharge Your IRA

    Most smart people have set up a Roth IRA, 401(k), or other qualified retirement program. For some of them, it may be the only stock market investment they own.

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  • 5. Double Your Money the Lazy Way

    5. Double Your Money the Lazy Way

    In spite of the odds against winning, many people seem to like to invest in individual stocks – sort of like picking horses at the race track.

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  • 6. The 10K Strategy

    6. The 10K Strategy

    The 10K Strategy is my favorite investment strategy. I have used it to make an average of over 50% a year for three out of four consecutive years. I have now added a twist to the strategy so that annual returns might be less than those years but there should be a much higher likelihood of its succeeding.

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  • 7. Trading ETF Options

    7. Trading ETF Options

    Exchange-Traded Funds, or ETFs, are index funds that trade just like stocks on major stock exchanges. All the major stock indexes have ETFs based on them, including: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA), Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq 100 Composite (QQQQ).

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  • 8. Other Stock Option Resources

    8. Other Stock Option Resources

    Learn about some of my favorite stock option resources.

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Get ahead in the market.

Terry’s Tips carries out an options strategy designed to significantly outperform the market and other conventional investments.

The strategy does not require picking the right stocks or timing the market. It primarily trades options on the S&P 500 (SPY) and can be used in an IRA.

Terry's Tips Stock Options Trading Blog

January 31, 2012

Andy's Market Report - January 30, 2012

Have you seen the VIX lately?

18.53? Seriously?

Well, some of you asked for it and now look what you get in return - low options premium. Sellers of options need volatility, we thrive on volatility. Volatility is our friend.

But volatility is at a six-month low, which raises hopes that a calmer market will bring in more investors. There is certainly no doubt that most risk is tied up in bonds right now, but once investors are willing to take on more risk they will move back into the stock market. The question is when.

“Lower volatility is like a . . .

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Update on Last Week’s Apple Trade

Last week I recommended an options spread on AAPL prior to its earnings announcement on Tuesday. The spread would have made money if the stock fell, remained the same, or rose moderately. The only scenario where a loss would take place was if it shot considerably higher.

I believed that since the stock had already gone up $50 over the last month, much of the expected earnings blow-out had already been priced into the stock.

I was wrong, and the stock soared about $40 on the announcement. Today I would like to discuss what we did about it.

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January 24, 2012

Andy's Market Report

Simply stated, the rally continues.


Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing can hold this market down.

Numerous downgrades from Fitch, Moody’s the S&P and more importantly the World Bank, more European woes, news of inevitable Greek default, financial sector struggles, among bearish technical and seasonal readings hasn’t helped the bears at all during 2012.

As a result, the market has managed to advance on ten of the past twelve trading days leading to gains of 4.6% in the S&P 500, 4.1% in the Dow and a staggering 7.0% in the Nasdaq – in three weeks, yes, three weeks.

If you tack on the gains since December 19th, when this rally started, the gains are . . .

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Making 36%

Making 36% – A Duffer's Guide to Breaking Par in the Market Every Year in Good Years and Bad

This book may not improve your golf game, but it might change your financial situation so that you will have more time for the greens and fairways (and sometimes the woods).

Learn why Dr. Allen believes that the 10K Strategy is less risky than owning stocks or mutual funds, and why it is especially appropriate for your IRA.

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Success Stories

'scuse me for jumping in here. I also subscribe to "Terry's Tips". First advisory service I ever have subscibed to ... I've been pleasantly surprised. As an option writing beginner (lost plenty with naked calls) as you say you learn the basic strategy very quickly. What Terry adds is the small details. How do you handle things in the last days of expiration. What to do with options you wrote which have very little time value approaching expiration. How to select the correct strike for next months writes etc.

I'm sure these are all obvious to you, but have provided an interesting education for me.One other thing - I think he gives to charity (some of?) the subscription price. He also gives to charity $1000 per day, I believe. These facts were just sufficient to convince me to have a go. I'm glad I did.

~ Steve (excerpt from Yahoo! Finance Message Board)

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