Which is better: day trading or trading option strategies
- Thread starter golfdude
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Robert Morse
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The way you state your question it assumes you have a process for making money with either one. I would suggest you learn both and do what fits the market at that time.
You are missing the point of your own question -- Risk versus Reward is what we play in this game of Life all the time, every day, going to work for someone else, or trading-for-gain in some asset market.
Day-trading can be done for little risk -- and little gain.
Options can be bought & sold for little risk, too -- and little gain.
You are looking to work a dichotomous frame onto two activities that comprise a fully-flesh spectrum of risk and reward each and by themselves. There be no dichotomy available.
Day-trading can be done for little risk -- and little gain.
Options can be bought & sold for little risk, too -- and little gain.
You are looking to work a dichotomous frame onto two activities that comprise a fully-flesh spectrum of risk and reward each and by themselves. There be no dichotomy available.
I'm starting to like being long options because of the implicit stop loss (0).
Just FYI, I was not being sarcastic 
I am trading option strategies and 1% return per month (on total portfolio which is 30% trading options and 70% cash) is in sight but have not reached it yet. That's why I was wondering what kind of returns can you get in day trading.
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Another way to look @ it; look on more than 2 things. 7 or 8 can help; + compare what you are dong with a benchmark like SPY. I like SPY better than the S&P500, one reason being WSJ had the S&P 500 up a bit;but SPY data [close price, 3:00 central Standard time, 4 EST]showed down a bit, earlier this month.
Robert Morse
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Sounds like you are doing great. Wouldn't change a thing.