Jason Ng

Lately, I have been asked about what I think is the single key that determines if you would make it as a rich man in options trading. This is an extremely interesting question as I am not someone inclined to believe that any single reason constitutes to the success in anything...

Recently, I have been answering options trading questions posted by options trading beginners at my website and it amazes me to find that MANY of these questions surround a single theme. Some of these questions are like: "I just bought a call option, how do I take profit?" "I bought a put...

If you have ever placed any bets, you would know that the person who wins most of the time is the bookmaker. Do you know that you too can be a "bookmaker" in the options market by writing put options? Not only can you play "bookmaker" by writing put options,...

The worst recession and stock market crisis of recent history hit the world late in 2007, taking the Dow Jones Industrial Index down from a high of 14000 points in October 2007 to about 6400 points in March 2009. Yes, more than 55% of stock market value evaporated over a...

Recently, almost no options trading seminar is without some mention or introduction to technical analysis. In fact, almost all of the options trading blogs out there in the internet use technical analysis as their main basis of decision making. Why is that so? Why is options trading so closely related...

Have you or your friends ever attended an options seminar, learned how "simple" it is to make a high income from options trading but yet when you did it for real, you failed to make any money consistently? Indeed, from my observation in this industry over the past decade, I have...

Is options trading risky? This is one of the most popular questions that options trading beginners ask. In fact, my clients ask me this same question all the time. I would then ask them "What do you mean by risky?". The usual answer would be "Can I lose a lot...

I bought DNDN shares last month at about $4.00 and less than a month later, I sold it for $21. Yes, that's 425% profit in less than a month. Was that pure luck? How often has that happened to you? What if I told you that luck has nothing to...

Options trading is risky. This is what you hear about all the time. However, above all, Options Trading is STRESSFUL! Yes, most beginners lose money in options trading not because they cannot choose the correct stocks (most professionals cannot consistently get the correct stocks too!) but because they cannot handle...

The 2008 recession and stock market crash is the worst financial and economic crisis since the great depression. By Feb 2009, the Dow has dropped almost 50%, erasing all its gains since 1998. In terms of absolute points, the Dow has dropped over 7000 points, which is more than the...

Robert Kiyosaki says that Option Trading is the investment of the rich. Indeed, option trading is the most versatile form of investment in the world today. Its versatility has been the topic of many speakers all over the world.

INTRODUCTION Having been trading stocks and options in the capital markets professionally over the years, I have seen many ups and downs.

Technical analysis was truly an arcane art before the internet boom. Chartists perform technical analysis in their secret rooms with data that was carefully collected from professional sources. Those were the times when stock prices and data did not have a medium through which to be readily available to the...

The market crash of 2008 introduced levels of volatility that has not been seen for decades. Stocks and options traders alike suffered from a ton of bull and bear traps set on its long way down. Matters got worse when the market lapse into an extended neutral trend since October...

Indeed, online trading has revolutionalised the way common folks like you and me trade in the capital markets. Online trading has its pros and cons.

Many people have mixed up the terms " Investor " and " Trader " to mean the same thing. They can't be more wrong. It is exactly the mixing up of these 2 very important terms that led to many people starting on the wrong foot in the capital markets.

Read the oldest stock market wisdom from the world renowned physicist. This revelation had me surprised too. I was idly flipping through my old physics textbooks yesterday when it suddenly struck me.

Financial Technical Analysis Using Volume I wonder if you have realized this... All the data you get daily from the stock exchange in financial technical analysis charts are nothing more than: 1. Price 2. Volume That's right. Only the price and the number of transactions are known daily and captured as charts for financial technical analysis. Even...

Have you ever heard of the terms Scalping, Swing Trading, Trend Trading and Momentum Trading? Wonder if you are any of them? Wondering what suits you? Here's a quick definition.

Introduction Ever since I retired at the age of 28. I have been doing a lot of thinking into these "Tough Cases" of the investment world.

2008 is over at last. It has been an extremely turbulent year and everyone's swept under its currents such that it was hard to see what actually happened, so, here's a recap of what happened in the stock market in 2008. Summing up, the Dow lost a total of 4488 points...

The recent stock market crisis (2008) not only rocked the financial system and the world economy but also the pockets of countless options traders all over the world. Options traders who used to profit in the years prior to this market crisis broke their bank as none of their options...

The stock market crash of 2008 is the worst that the world has ever seen in terms of the number of points erased from the major indices. At its lowest point to date, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost a historical 6749 points! To put this into perspective, the...

After reading the book "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki, I came to realize that not only is there a rich and poor path in life but also a rich and poor path in options trading as well. Many options traders experience defeat in their options trading career, especially...

We've all been frustrated in the stock market before, haven't we? Did you remember the time when you identified a really good stock with really good news on its heels and rallying strong? However, just a couple of days after you buy shares of that company, it pulls back and you...

Robert Kiyosaki says that Option Trading is the investment of the rich. Indeed, option trading is the most versatile form of investment in the world today. Its versatility has been the topic of many speakers all over the world.

Technical analysis was truly an arcane art before the internet boom. Chartists perform technical analysis in their secret rooms with data that was carefully collected from professional sources. Those were the times when stock prices and data did not have a medium through which to be readily available to the...

There are 2 kinds of option trading systems in general; Discretionary and Mechanical. A discretionary option trader follows no specific rules but chooses, enters and exits an option trade using all of his knowledge or gut feeling.

Spotting tops and bottoms before it happens is definitely the Holy Grail to making a fortune in the capital market. Traders have been trying for ages to devise such a trading method. It doesn't matter which market you are trading; Forex, Options, Futures or Commodities, you can make a fortune...

If you have ever placed any bets, you would know that the person who wins most of the time is the bookmaker. Do you know that you too can be a "bookmaker" in the options market by writing put options? Not only can you play "bookmaker" by writing put options,...