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Selling Put Options with a Margin Account
April 26th, 2013 | 5 Comments
I’ve written a lot about options in my three part options primer. I also wrote a brief primer about how a margin account works. What we need to do now is to put these two concepts together and discuss why you should be excited about the prospect of selling put options using a margin account. Using this strategy can seriously juice your returns if you are willing to take on the additional risk associated with … Read entire article »
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A Primer on Margin Accounts
April 12th, 2013 | 20 Comments
Recently, I got my brokerage account upgraded to a margin account. So I though that this would be a good time to talk about what margin accounts are, how they work, and some of the benefits and risks involved. I also wanted to discuss my thoughts on how to get the most out of a margin account. … Read entire article »
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