Stan Freifeld Articles

Options Fact or Fiction

Based on the number of questions answered correctly, here's my totally unscientific analysis of your results...
by Stan Freifeld - Jul 05, 2008 - in Economy

Calendar Spreads or How to Trade Time

When dealing with options, almost anything is possible...
by Stan Freifeld - Jun 13, 2008

The Strangle, A Killer Trade

the long Strangle can be a very effective tool and can ring in some large profits, but more than anything else you...
by Stan Freifeld - May 30, 2008

Straddles, For When You're Not Sure

Today we're going to examine some characteristics of a very popular option trading strategy known as a Straddle...
by Stan Freifeld - May 25, 2008

A New Financial Instrument

As I used to explain to students in the options course, there are only 2 types of options, Puts and Calls. (Failure...
by Stan Freifeld - May 15, 2008

When Does Early Exercise Make Sense, and Dollars?

Now if you think all these calculations are too complicated, don't worry...
by Stan Freifeld - May 09, 2008

Expiration Cycles - What's Up Next?

Tomorrow is the 3rd Friday of the month, commonly referred to as expiration Friday...
by Stan Freifeld - Apr 17, 2008

Option Symbology

A question recently came up about the symbols that represent options and what seems like a relatively boring and...
by Stan Freifeld - Mar 14, 2008

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