Liên quan đến rủi ro thấp Đầu tiên và trước hết, một đầu tư tốt phải có rủi ro thấp. Rủi ro thấp không thực sự có nghĩa là gì? Ý nghĩa của thuật ngữ có thể khác nhau với mỗi người. Bạn có thể có thể chấp nhận một mức độ rủi ro của $ 5,000 cho mỗi thương mại dựa trên vốn bạn đã có sẵn. Tuy nhiên, một người cao tuổi có thu nhập cố định có thể tìm thấy $ 100 là quá nhiều rủi ro. Nguy cơ chấp nhận được là dựa trên vốn đầu tư. | 464 THE OPTIONS COURSE FIGURE IV Chart for LEH Trade Source Optionetics Platinum 2004 exit strategy for a long call is to sell if the option loses half its value to the downside or when the option doubles in price to the upside. Of course we can always set stops once our price target is achieved to let our profits run but the last thing we want to do is see a profitable trade turn into a loser. This trade did indeed work out well with LEH shares moving up following this bullish sign. As originally expected the stock went higher and our option was at a double on June 2 with the stock trading near . At this point either the option could be closed or the trader could set a stop to make sure that if the stock were to move lower the option would be sold before the profits were lost. Keep in mind that buying long calls is a great way to use leverage but it is also a high-risk one. When the strategist identifies an explosive situation like in the Lehman Brothers example he or she might want to consider other trades like bull call spreads call ratio backspreads or some of the other bullish strategies discussed in the earlier chapters of this book. CONCLUSION Not all traders use charts or computers. In fact 20 years ago much of this information was either not available or extremely expensive. So traders do not need to spend a lot of money on research and analytical tools. A Tools of the Trade 465 high-speed Internet connection a brokerage firm that specializes in options trading and access to research can produce enough information to trade successfully. Hopefully this chapter has helped to expand your knowledge regarding the tools that are available and how a trader uses information to create a trade. The example toward the end of the chapter explained how to find an explosive opportunity and how to analyze the situation to find the best options contract for the given strategy. Not all successful traders use the same approach. Through time you will undoubtedly .
