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Options Trading is steadily becoming a popular way for investors and buyers to gain extra profit and minimize loss on their underlying instruments. If you’re interested in trading options too then knowing the basic concepts is the first step. Universal Investment Strategies is an education platform that teaches trading to anyone that is interested.  Given below are the basic concepts that will help you understand how Options Trading works. However, for in-depth knowledge about how you can best trade options personally, you can always take the best trading course at UIS.  Basic Concepts of Options Trading  Strike Price  Strike Price is that price which is pre-determined as the frozen value of the underlying instrument, for which the options are traded. This strike price is valid only till the option remains valid. Once the time period is over, the options you are holding are considered void and the strike price then will also be invalid.  Opti...

Universal Investment Strategies is pleased to announce its connectivity to Tradier Brokerage as a part of its overall mission to provide quality education and value to the options trader community.  Universal Investment Strategies  is dedicated to providing investors with quality options coaching and tools needed to be successful. Subscribers of its services can now get unlimited equity and options trades without paying any per trade or per options contract commissions. There is no limit on the number of trades, contracts or shares. Universal Investment Strategies Universal Investment Strategies  is leading the industry by combining one-on-one options trading coaching and education to investors who seek to generate active/passive and/or retirement income while providing alerts on unusual options activity. Clients are constantly looking for efficient investor coaching and quality trade execution. With this connectivity, Universal Investment Strategies clients who parti...

Universal Investment Strategies | Insider Options Trading (IOT) many times is a ‘tell’, a signal that there is a likelihood of a potential large move in the underlying stock. This informed activity is usually initiated by hedge funds and institutional traders. These insiders will use the options market to make very large bets to profit on the leverage that options provide. Frequently they will use the options market to pre-position in advance of an impending news announcement, such as a takeover, that may not be public knowledge. Universal Investment Strategies Hedge funds are using options to a greater degree on a daily basis. Famed hedge fund manager Carl Icahn used options, not stock, to take his large positions in Netflix and Herbalife. Bill Ackman of Pershing Square, the noted adversary of Mr. Icahn, used mostly options to take a very big stake in Target Stores stock. So our goal is to uncover what the big players are doing and follow along with them in the most profitable...

Universal Investment Strategies | Options Trading is a type of contract trading that allows the option holder to buy or sell an underlying instrument at a pre-determined price, otherwise known as a Strike Price, for a given time. All options are considered as derivative contracts since their value is derived from an underlying instrument. There are mainly two types of Options that are traded, which are known as Call Options and Put Options. In this article, we will discuss what are Call and Put Options, how they work, and the main differences between them. Universal Investment Strategies Call Options Call Options can be defined as contracts that allow, but not forces, investors to buy an underlying asset at a pre-determined Strike Price before the due date. In simple terms, Call Options are like those shopping vouchers that allow you to buy products at a sale price before the sale ends. With this option, the investor expects the price of the instrument to rise so that he ca...