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MajorUrsa "CC's are equivalent to selling naked puts". Could you please explain this statement? I'm just new to options stuff. CC - when executed you have no stocks, naked put - when executed, you have stocks. Am I correct? So are they equivalent? Thanks

Thanks everybody for your support. What would you advice to read first: McMillan or Natenberg? Is Natenberg too complicated? Are options good for swing trading (few days) or weeks or more time period preferred? And what programs do you use for options trading? Thanks

Thanks everybody for your reply. What do you think about the next books? William Gallacher "The Options Edge: Winning the Volatility Game with Options on Futures", Irwin Options Institute "Options.Essential concepts and trading strategies", "McMillan on Options", M.Williams "Fundamentals of...

Hi everybody, I'm new in option trading. Could anyone help me in understanding how to size my position? When I trade stocks it's relatively simple. For example if I can allow myself $200 for each trade, it's 2 points on each stock contract, 2 contracts - 1 point and so on. And what to do with...

Thanks for reply re: Easyrider I guess you're right about the price changing. The other reason I think could be there're a lot of inventories on some level and lots of buyers, hence we have big volume up, but some time later the buyers disappear, but there're still inventories for sale...

Can anyone explain to me how it happens that the down volume is bigger than the volume up, but the price moves up? And vice versa. Just trying to understand how is the price being formed. Thanks in advance