General Education – Page 4 – Trade Options With Me

Jun 30

Cash Account vs Margin Account – The Ultimate Guide

When opening a new brokerage account, you usually will be able to choose between a cash account or a margin account. This article will give you an overview of the benefits and disadvantages of a cash account vs margin account. After reading this, you should have a much easier time deciding on which brokerage account type is best for you and your trading style. What is Margin? First off, it is important to understand what Read more

Jun 28

What Is A Market Index And How To Use Indexes + Examples

Market Indexes are a very useful tool for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you trade every day, every week, month, year or just buy and hold assets, market indexes can help you with your market activity. They can give you great market insights. There are hundreds of different indexes in existence and often there are hundreds of different assets in an index. It can be close to impossible to keep track of all indexes. Luckily, Read more

Jun 08

20+ Options Trading Resources That Every Trader Needs

This is the resource page of TradeOptionsWithMe. On this page, you will find a list of all the handy (options) trading resources that I use (on a daily basis). I recommend all of these trading resources and have personally tested them. I truly believe that these resources can dramatically improve your trading performance. Note that some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that if you buy a product through that link, I Read more

Jun 04

Psychology and Trading – Trading In The Zone Summary

Trading is a very unique activity, especially in regards to psychology. Having the wrong mindset when trading can be detrimental to success in trading. That’s why I recently read a book that is all about the psychology and trading and the importance of developing a right mindset. The book is called ‘Trading In The Zone’ and is written by Mark Douglas, the author of ‘The Disciplined Trader: Developing Winning Attitudes’. Mark Douglas is of the opinion Read more

Apr 27

Brokerage Account Types Explained – What Account Do You Need?

Choosing a broker to trade is unavoidable for retail traders. But the sign-up and set up process can be confusing for newcomers. Probably the first most confusing choice when signing up for a broker is the account type choice. Most brokers offer a wide variety of different account types. Just to mention a few: Individual, IRA, Custodial, Joint, (cash vs margin account)… All of them differ from each other, some a lot and some only Read more

Mar 28

What is the Pattern Day Trader Rule and How to Avoid the PDT Rule

Many traders seem to have difficulties understanding the PDT rule even though it is very important to understand, especially for those with smaller accounts or those that are just starting out. Thus, common questions are: ‘What is the pattern day trader rule’ or ‘how to avoid the pattern day trader rule’. People that are under this rule often have to adjust their trading style to some degree. If you do not know what the PDT rule is, you should definitely read this Read more

Jan 25

What Is A Breakout/Breakdown – How To Trade Breakouts

Breakouts and breakdowns are probably one of the most common technical chart patterns. Therefore, they automatically are one of the most reliable chart patterns. But there are quite a few things to look out for when trying to trade breakouts/breakdowns. In this article, I will walk you through what a breakout/breakdown actually is, how to evaluate breakouts/breakdowns and finally how to trade them. What Is A Trading Breakout/Breakdown: A breakout is a technical event that indicates a Read more

Jan 05

25 Of The Most Common Stock Trading Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

There are literally endless different stock trading mistakes. But those discussed in this article are some of the most common stock trading mistakes I know of. Many, especially new traders sadly make these mistakes. If you are able to avoid most of these, you will definitely be on a better track than 80% of all traders. Even though this article is named ‘common stock trading mistakes’, it isn’t only applicable to stock trading but to other kinds of trading as well. These mistakes can also Read more

Jan 03

4 Ways To Become A Better Trader

No matter how good of a trader you are and how good your trading strategy seems, you can always try to improve yourself. There are always ways to improve your strategy and in my opinion, it is very important to do so. It doesn’t matter if you are trying to become profitable or already are. Traders or people, in general, should never stop trying to improve. In this article, I will present a few different Read more

Dec 03

How to Learn How to Trade – My Secret to Trading Success

In this article, I will share the number one most important trading lesson anyone ever gave. What I will share is what distinguishes the 90% losing traders from the few winning ones. If you fully understand this lesson, you already know more than most other traders. So really take your time and read carefully. Don’t feel the need to skip ahead because you know better because frankly, you don’t! Video Lesson The following video lesson covers Read more