In 2015, I’ve challenged myself to generate income by selling call/put options. With that said, here is the 2015 Avrex Options Income Challenge Goal: I would like to make a $12,000 profit in 2015. (i.e. $1,000 per month). However, the problem with options, is that the resulting returns are highly variable. There is a large […]
Category Archives: Options
The June 2013 issue of MoneySense magazine looked at Canada’s Best Discount Brokerages. MoneySense partnered with Surviscor to look at the Canadian Discount Brokers. It compared the brokerages, in a chart, on several categories, including stock commissions and option commissions. In their chart of the 14 brokerages, 12 brokerages tied for the ‘lowest’ option commissions […]
Thus far, I have only traded options on the US markets. I was recently wondering, if there were suitable option candidates on our Canadian TMX exchange. By suitable, I refer to the option of a security having enough volume to keep the bid-ask spread reasonable. Earlier this year, I grabbed a snapshot of the TMX […]
The majority of my portfolio uses a passive Index / Couch Potato based methodology. But, in about 20% of my portfolio, I utilize Options. I execute this active strategy in two ways, to enhance my risk/reward. 1. In my registered account (TFSA/RRSP), I buy options as a Stock Replacement strategy. In this manner, I can […]