Ryan is Content Manager, Learning Design and Development for TD Ameritrade, where he has worked since 2003. He has a wide background in financial services and deep interest in economics and politics. Ryan holds the Charter Market Technician (CMT) designation and currently manages educational content for TD Ameritrade, including timely articles, videos, and instruction designed to help investors and traders become more informed and knowledgeable.
Life has a way of happening, and investors should consider life changes as a time to assess retirement portfolios and long-term goals.
Understanding of the options greeks allows you to visualize and estimate the potential performance of a call options trade.
Price patterns are another common tool for identifying entry and exit signals. However, much of this technique is similar to support and resistance.
Investors and traders can benefit from options by learning how they work and how to apply options to investment goals.
Investors and traders alike can benefit from options by learning how they work and how to apply this knowledge to meet their investing goals.
Investors should diversify bond portfolios like they do their stock portfolios. However, bonds portfolios have a few layers of diversification to consider.
Think portion control and goal maintenance. Scaling in to trades with stop-loss orders and more can help you potentially reduce trading losses.
Expand option market learning to weekly double calendars. They can increase in profitability if implied volatility rises.
Learn how to identify trendlines, including linear regression, to help spot appropriate buy and sell signals.
Tackle the sticker shock of a lofty stock market with an options play. Consider lowering your cost basis by selling puts.
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