<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:52:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/options-trading/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction to options: part seven: Selling Options versus Buying Options]]></title><description><![CDATA[The majority of options expire worthless When you first examine options as an investment you discover things which are disconcerting or uncomfortable facts, which may convince you options are bad investments.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/introduction-to-options-part-seven-selling-options-versus-buying-options</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/introduction-to-options-part-seven-selling-options-versus-buying-options</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 22:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrGZ9j9978E23dZnBzLHeask3z6zZi4hfFD15UZGrYy4tdqWY1FEDwcUMCC5NNq5WRoU8J9myPVe8FNuKu9N2EtQc7hRUByupUauzf39dVEZuyvZdU3RTH82?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction to Options Part Five: Moneyness.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Options have a characteristic called Moneyness; This is usually understood to mean an option at a particular strike price is either in the money, ITM or out of the money OTM. ITM This condition of being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/introduction-to-options-part-five-moneyness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/introduction-to-options-part-five-moneyness</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 21:06:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrH48jMB6gRfSnyXAnZKrFZFpgWxBLSCU9G6HWYGTcUYQuJYczjkkbwbVivdB8mW4g1o2y3FyAJu8UhncCCxzseHF6759Mih9P41H6c1XEyBdRT6k5SHLP1x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction to Options: Part 3: Buying & Selling Put Options]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction Buying & Selling Put Options Put Options This is the right, but not obligation to sell a stock, at a certain price, by a certain date, in groups of 100 shares. Body Buying and Selling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126009/@shortsegments/introduction-to-options-part-3-buying-and-selling-put-options</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126009/@shortsegments/introduction-to-options-part-3-buying-and-selling-put-options</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126009]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 22:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrGmbTpTz2AbBNiMbDCEGZ8JTobXaW8DsS3iQF7bqfLsC9s3yjJvXujgyMTpgSQ6AHFAPoJuUJvwKtVyUn9DtPBjwXiu7Nr1vPR9yEFYGEYmetEfANZnZVDp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoins Volatility creates opportunities in the stock market: Poor Man’s Covered Call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Background I was checking my positions in Marathon, where I bought Leaps and created a synthetic Spread or Poor Mans covered call. I own some Leaps in Marathon, long expiration calls expiring in 2023.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/bitcoins-volatility-creates-opportunities-in-the-stock-market-poor-man-s-covered-call</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/bitcoins-volatility-creates-opportunities-in-the-stock-market-poor-man-s-covered-call</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnDBcpscsmjB6hdEN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unusual Options Activity in Tesla TSLA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tesla The Tesla logo is intended to represent the cross-section of an electric motor, Elon Musk explained to a querying Twitter follower. Tesla is of course the electric car company, owned by Elon Musk,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/unusual-options-activity-in-tesla-tsla</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/unusual-options-activity-in-tesla-tsla</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 07:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAhLEQeVmNYieZqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Options Trading: The Poor Mans Covered Call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selling a Regular Covered Call This is a very popular options strategy, used to generate extra monthly income on stock you own. You basically sell another investor a Call Option, which gives them the right,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/options-trading-the-poor-mans-covered-call</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/options-trading-the-poor-mans-covered-call</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 09:34:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn9eih75Tq43ZMJJA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using the Magic of Put Options to get a good price on your investment. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aloha from Hawaii Investing in Defiance 5G Next Gen Connectivity ETF. I read a post by @rollandthomas this week on the Defiance 5G Next Gen Connectivity ETF. This ETF focuses on the companies that are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/using-the-magic-of-put-options-to-get-a-good-price-on-your-investment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/using-the-magic-of-put-options-to-get-a-good-price-on-your-investment</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 21:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnL7CSyXBU5JXCQeJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No risk Options Spread Trade Marathon Bitcoin Mining Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Option Spread No Risk Trade If your a spread trader, specifically defined risk spreads you know that in most trades your risking X dollars to make Y dollars. Example: Credit or Possible Gain You sell the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/no-risk-options-spread-trade-marathon-bitcoin-mining-company</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/no-risk-options-spread-trade-marathon-bitcoin-mining-company</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 07:40:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnFff8DWeqLf7d9bL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Options Spreads as a financial investment niche: part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[My financial investment niche is options, and I write often about this niche.! . Investing is a diverse group of activities, some are good at real estate investing, others stocks and others cryptocurrency.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/options-spreads-as-a-financial-investment-niche-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/options-spreads-as-a-financial-investment-niche-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:33:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnASESx2ZSi9X2wY2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Option Trading Topics: What are Leap Options?  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction: I have been trading options for about 14 years and because of the market conditions I was contemplating buying some Leap Options. So I decided that these unusual options would be a good]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/option-trading-topics-what-are-leap-options</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/option-trading-topics-what-are-leap-options</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn7v3kQswuSSEVQEi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trading Bitcoin Options]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buying and Selling Call Options Buying and selling Call options is the first options trading strategy new options traders learn. It is very straight forward: You buy what you thing is going up at a low]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/trading-bitcoin-options</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/trading-bitcoin-options</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2020 03:55:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnHsKLnXVfdGH67Qr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TastyTrade Options Education Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[TastyTrade TastyTrade and the Tastytraders Tom Sosnoff and Tony Battista are two options traders with about 50 years plus of Option Trading experience, who formed a Joint Venture with TD Ameritrade to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/tastytrade-options-education-site</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/tastytrade-options-education-site</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 08:20:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnASuPzSo8Ra4BMb4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying Protective Puts]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a review of a investment product called a “Protective Put”. After reading this review, you may wish to buy this product. One way to use options to protect you from losses is to buy a Put option.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/buying-protective-puts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/buying-protective-puts</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 22:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrGennKgknzxvV4qw2D6XV8JMYunyppGtwtzcaiP4NpFCzBdRCdBZ7LqfXBstRX1iWgWDADncdpLPXPt8YfArGqDcxLKnrNqGuXXSXgE7ca8KX4VbTRL3PZG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Options Trading Strategies: covered calls and naked puts.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Options Trading Strategies: covered calls and naked puts. Prelude In this post I would like to review two option trading strategies “covered calls” and “naked puts”. Puts are the opposites of Calls, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/options-trading-strategies-covered-calls-and-naked-puts-cu6vb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/options-trading-strategies-covered-calls-and-naked-puts-cu6vb</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:30:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJcT6yBtqqTQxcKY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Options Spread Trading a discussion of Probabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Option spreads are frequently two out-of-the money strike price positions well above the current price of the stock in most cases. Such as if Apple was priced at $300.00, high probability, out-of-the money]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/options-spread-trading-a-discussion-of-probabilities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/options-spread-trading-a-discussion-of-probabilities</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 22:31:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHhrawHa2bR7chkAVyLVq156u7qVV9FcMCyV5Ba56sWFfcvVWENZ31g7Mt2XMEUnw4z9siMjLyPcwnTu52qDni7fdjf2zjNqJ357XuwkFVWzihhauuYbHyx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The importance of option Extrinsic and intrinsic value in options trading.]]></title><description><![CDATA[option extrinsic and intrinsic value An important concept to understand in options trading is the concept of an Options value, as defined by it’s intrinsic and extrinsic value because these definitions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/25rgl1-the-importance-of-option-extrinsic-and-intrinsic-value-in-options-trading</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/25rgl1-the-importance-of-option-extrinsic-and-intrinsic-value-in-options-trading</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 01:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHoWEYKB31xp9CW4rdd2MwVfcJhUBd7pjyFYW95Fk6ZonuWfMVGp76GQ3cpAupCSRdxj8Dm714v7Y7SRv2WC8Yxk3ph7CTrcMSGgyMgQ5b9JRC9YFLC7x1k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Options Investing: deep in the money put spreads in a bull market.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep in the money put spreads in a bull market. I am sharing my journey through the options trading world and for over two years I have traded spreads the majority of the time. I began learning about straddles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/options-investing-deep-in-the-money-put-spreads-in-a-bull-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/options-investing-deep-in-the-money-put-spreads-in-a-bull-market</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 05:09:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrH5dbCp3euPPx6xyyddDvVm3T1wwmwYpbzKgYp9Xsdsd17tU8sFbyRYUJTHFUnT59Cxk2braJYf2hbCUGamcY2VfomCDTjW7m2J1Vdqq63tizmK9faayrer?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best options trading strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing I have noticed in my journey into options trading is that while most mentors teach novice traders to use strategy A in up markets and strategy B in down markets and strategy C in sideways markets]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/the-best-options-trading-strategy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/the-best-options-trading-strategy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrGg2sv46VyPYZbuPhF2UzgHropfRWUSoAwXa2pWuinGzXgEV8Eev5TGURRZ8N8rspDxniQjrCAWmdjy3Guo18VmYnxeKJw5MGvKtJtV8pMZpLtUYxwhAcjG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Option Trading: Volatility Crush Trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction: The market is riding high, so I wanted to review this trade just in case we get some more volatility next week. Call spreads are a common options trading strategy and setting up the spread]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/787q4k-option-trading-volatility-crush-trade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/787q4k-option-trading-volatility-crush-trade</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2020 16:33:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The importance of option Extrinsic and intrinsic value in options trading.]]></title><description><![CDATA[An important concept to understand in options trading is the concept of an Options value, as defined by it’s intrinsic and extrinsic value because these definitions and their synonyms are frequently used]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/5fw69d-the-importance-of-option-extrinsic-and-intrinsic-value-in-options-trading</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shortsegments/5fw69d-the-importance-of-option-extrinsic-and-intrinsic-value-in-options-trading</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shortsegments]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHoWEYKB31xp9CW4rdd2MwVfcJhUBd7pjyFYW95Fk6ZonuWfMVGp76GQ3cpAupCSRdxj8Dm714v7Y7SRv2WC8Yxk3ph7CTrcMSGgyMgQ5b9JRC9YFLC7x1k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>