{"id":20932,"date":"2011-05-02T22:56:45","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T02:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/fx\/?p=20932"},"modified":"2011-05-02T22:56:45","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T02:56:45","slug":"get-options-trading-secrets-from-behind-the-curtain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/2011\/05\/02\/get-options-trading-secrets-from-behind-the-curtain\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Options Trading Secrets From “Behind the Curtain”"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jared Levy, Editor, Smart Investing Daily, taipanpublishinggroup.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

We have received a number of emails this week asking about Taipan’s trading services. A couple of readers wanted more information on my service, WaveStrength Options Weekly<\/a><\/em>, so I thought I would take a couple minutes to explain what it is I do.<\/p>\n

(You also should know that Taipan offers many different services. They specialize in different markets like commodities, futures options and stocks, but also focus on different risk tolerances and strategies. I encourage you to take a look at all we have to offer.)<\/p>\n

A Little About Me<\/h3>\n

Before all this, my life was very different. I was a member of several stock exchanges, and it was my job to trade options<\/a> and make lots of money for my company. I had huge monthly costs and even bigger expectations from my bosses to deliver serious results. At every turn, Wall Street’s best and brightest traders were breathing down my neck, waiting for me to make a mistake so they could take my place.<\/p>\n

It was my job to make money trading any order that came into my pit. When the public was buying, I was selling and vice-versa. It was a completely different frame of mind than most investors have today. I learned techniques there that cannot be learned anywhere else.<\/p>\n

Most people with my skill set usually end up at a hedge fund, brokerage or bank, or on some major trading desk. In my opinion, it is much easier to be a trader and work for yourself than to manage other people’s money for them. Most of my colleagues feel the same way, which is why we rarely share our knowledge with the public.<\/p>\n

But in recent years I have become a part of CNBC’s Fast Money<\/em> team and just finished a book titled Your Options Handbook<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

I now bring those tactics and skills to the public with a trading service. WaveStrength Options Weekly<\/em> allows you to have control over your money, while giving you the information, timing and tactics you need to be successful.<\/p>\n

(Sign up for <\/em>Smart Investing Daily and let me and fellow editor Sara Nunnally simplify the market for you with our easy-to-understand articles<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Markets From My Eyes<\/h3>\n

My goal is to provide you with consistent, above-average returns using options. We focus on basic option strategies<\/a> (long call, long put) that anyone can trade. I keep concepts as simple and straightforward as possible, so that there is minimal confusion.<\/p>\n

Even though the ideas are simple, the research that goes into them is not. My analysis is complex… I put each idea through the ringer before I recommend anything… Stock charts, balance sheets, earnings reports… you name it, I look at it.<\/p>\n

But it’s not just trading ideas! The main part of the service includes a weekly brief. I break down the macro economic trends, earnings, news and charts to get to a solid idea for that week. I try to offer readers the same plain speak you find here in SID<\/em>, but with specific trade details and reasoning.<\/p>\n

You will also find a lot of education and useful information in these briefs.<\/p>\n

For example, I call upon other industry experts to give their opinion on a stock or on economic news. We usually have a guest expert each week.<\/p>\n

Once we have found our way through the maze of data out there, we take advantage of the current trends. I outline an entry point, trade management techniques<\/a> and an exit strategy.<\/p>\n

The investment ideas generally last one week to three months. That means you don’t have to be at your computer at all times. This is a good timeline for the investor who still works or travels a lot.<\/p>\n

If I find an opportunity outside of the normal weekly brief, I send out a dynamic email alert so you will always know if there is action that needs to be taken.<\/p>\n

Obviously, there are no guarantees, but expert guidance can help avoid mistakes and improve results.<\/p>\n

Getting Involved<\/h3>\n

Getting starting is literally a click away and you will begin receiving WOW<\/em> briefs and alerts in your inbox ASAP.<\/p>\n

There is no obligation, you are welcome to come and go as you please. Follow this link to subscribe to WaveStrength Options Weekly<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jared Levy is Editor of WaveStrength Options Weekly<\/a><\/em>, our options trading research service and Editor of Smart Investing Daily<\/a><\/em>, a free e-letter dedicated to guiding investors through the world of finance in order to make smart investing decisions. His passion is teaching the public how to successfully trade and invest while keeping risk low.<\/p>\n

Jared has spent the past 15 years of his career in the finance and options industry, working as a retail money manager, a floor specialist for Fortune 1000 companies, and most recently a senior derivatives strategist. He was one of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange’s youngest-ever members to become a market maker on three major U.S. exchanges.<\/p>\n

He has been featured in several industry publications and won an Emmy for his daily video “Trader Cast.” Jared serves as a CNBC Fast Money<\/em> contributor and has appeared on Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNN Radio, Wall Street Journal<\/em> radio and is regularly quoted by Reuters, The Wall Street Journal<\/em> and Yahoo! Finance, among other publications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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