Are You One of "Them", Too? Options Focused Post

I've had the pleasure of meeting and enjoying a beer with Ron Ianieri from OptionUniversity.com. For those of you who've had the opportunity of learning options from him, you know what I mean when I say he's awesome! He's experience, poised, and his knowledge from REAL LIFE trading is outstanding.

Well Ron (the linebacker looking guy to the right --->) has written this article for us today talking about "them", and I think you'll like it!

Please enjoy the article below, comment with your thoughts, and check out Ron's new online video!

=====================================================================

Are you one of the “misinformed? Are you losing the tremendous opportunities that using stock options can offer? No, options are not one of the more risky investments. “Oh, yea” you say sarcastically. “That’s why my broker looks down at the floor as he hands me a risk disclaimer statement  which warns the reckless investor about the dangers of trading stock options”, you say. Well, I say to you, dear reader that most investors don’t want to take the time to learn about options-one of the most versatile in-vestment tools available. Too many investors go into trading stock options without adequate education and take the fall. They blame it on the vehicle….not the driver. Like anything, lack of knoweledge can cause problems and that holds in spades for options.

Consider the fact that the risk of purchasing an option is limited to the premium paid. Owning stocks, however, usually have a much larger ex-posure to risk.

Continue reading "Are You One of "Them", Too? Options Focused Post"

How to appear in living color on our blog

Here is what you need to do

To change your ‘neutral image’ next to your comments, just sign up for a Gravatar (or Global Avatar). This gives you a photo to put next to any blog and associates it with your email address:

http://en.gravatar.com/site/signup/

Once you upload an avatar, you can avoid the ‘mystery man’ look:

Look forward to seeing you on the blog.
Adam Hewison

President INO.com

Co-Creator of MarketClub.com

Trader's Blog Contest For October

“At what price will the DOW close for the last day of 2009”

Pick a price that you think will match the close for December 31st, 2009. You can simply enter a price (i.e. 1100) or you can enter a price and a short analysis of how/why you chose that price. Unlike our other monthly contests, we are giving away a small prize pack to a random participant for the month as well as a grand prize to the person that comes closest to the actual price. We will be contacting the grand prize winner on Monday, January 4th via email. Just leave a comment on this post stating that price at which you believe the DOW will close for 2009 and a brief comment (optional). ONE ENTRY PER PERSON OR YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONTEST.

Michelle & Jeremy of MarketClub

Monthly Prize Winner will receive...

MarketClub Hat

MarketClub Shirt

1 Complimentary Month of MarketClub

Grand Prize Winner will receive...

MarketClub Hat

MarketClub Zip Drive

MarketClub Shirt

3 Complimentary Months of MarketClub

How To Enter:

Comment on this post telling us the price at which you think the DOW will close for 2009. You may add a little bit of commentary or opinion if you would like to... just keep it clean and remember that there is only one entry per person. All multiple entries will be deleted without notification.

Rules

1. This contest is open until 11:59 PM (Eastern) on October 31st, 2009.

2. No wrong answers. Any participation counts as an entry.

3. One entry per email address.

4. Winner will be picked by random integer software.

5. Monthly Prize Winner will be contacted on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 via email. The Grand Prize Winner will be contacted on Monday, January 4th via email.

Good luck!

Trader's Blog Contest Winner For September

The winner of the September Trader's Blog contest, where we asked "Do you think that a 2nd term for Bernanke is the best move for the country" is random comment number 104. We had 224 responses, but only 218 eligible comments.

After counting the responses, 47% said that nominating Bernanke for a 2nd terms was a BAD idea, 41% said that was the best move for the time being, and 12% had no opinion.

Congrats… K. Jacobsen of Virginia

---

We will be contacting you shortly via email address to obtain your postal address so we can send your prize pack.

Don't forget to enter October's Contest, where we ask, "At what price will the DOW close for the last day of 2009." Thanks for participating... keep it up cause we love to hear from you.

Best,

The MarketClub Team

Small Caps Lead the Way after a Recession

Last week I asked Ian Wyatt from SmallCapInvestor.com to come and teach us a little about why small caps are perfect for active traders. It got a pretty good response, so today I invited him back to convince us that small cap stocks are our way out of the recession...please feel free to comment with your thoughts and opinions as it's YOU that drive this blog!

====================================================================

Investors and traders seeking to recover from the losses of the bear market need to consider small-cap stocks, due to their consistent out-performance following a downturn in the stock market.

Several recent studies show evidence that small-cap stocks are most likely to be the best performing among equities following a recession.

According to a T. Rowe Price report entitled, A Perspective On Financial Topics For Our Investors, in the 12-month period following the end of the last nine recessions, small-cap stocks on average gained 24 percent, compared with a 17.6 percent gain for the S&P 500.

Continue reading "Small Caps Lead the Way after a Recession"