Newbie Trying to Buy Some Shorts for Crude Oil

Best way to learn about options is do a very small position and lose money.
Easy to do.

Try not to lose much to learn your lessons.
Enough of these lessons and you get pretty smart :)

You really don't get these nice lessons until the unexpected happens.
 
cashclay said:
yeah my broker jsut sent me a free ebook on options. so im reading this now. i just see options as a much safer way of investing so its something i would like to know more about
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Hmm... :) Options have a leverage effect, so they are generally riskier than stocks.
It's a two sided sword: more risk more reward if done right, and of course vice-versa...
Just follow the premiums of an option over some days. You will see it swings very much, going for example 20% up or down from day to day...
 
Good stuff then. I'd recommend giving chatwithtraders podcast episode 40 and episode 28 a listen. Very interesting for options traders and some info on how to manage risk.
 
cashclay said:
yeah my broker jsut sent me a free ebook on options. so im reading this now. i just see options as a much safer way of investing so its something i would like to know more about
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Hopefully your broker's book explains that if your position goes against you, you'll have one barrel of oil per option contract delivered to your door, because this is a physical commodity.

Did you see that referenced?
 
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Know what your buying before you trade options... theta burn is always fun for a newbie. USO puts if you're looking to short oil with options that aren't futures...
 
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