Robert Steelman

  • Advanced option trade management

    By Robert Steelman  |  May 15, 2007

    In the previous two parts of this series on managing position risk in options, we have presented some fairly simple, but effective, techniques for hedging. These included simply exiting the position,

  • Embracing the option hedge

    By Robert Steelman  |  April 17, 2007

    After presenting several trading techniques in the context of two short-option strategies in “Understanding options,” April 2007, here we’ll expand our resources for managing the trade after it is in

  • Managing risk with options

    By Robert Steelman  |  March 26, 2007

    Options are the least understood and most misused financial instrument. Their value inflates and deflates many times during the day, reflecting traders’ expectations of future price moves. But

  • Understanding the downside of trading

    By Robert Steelman  |  October 19, 2006

    There is an abundance of educational material on succeeding at trading. Most of it covers taking profits and what to do with them. This treatment often gets new traders excited about trading and

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