Lee Lowell is the editor of The Instant Money Trader for WSD Insider. One of America's leading options professionals, Lee spent six years in the options "trenches" as a market maker on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) in New York City. Lee is the author of the popular book Get Rich with Options: Four Winning Strategies Straight From The Exchange Floor and has written numerous articles for several financial publications such as Futures magazine and Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities. Learn More Four Easy Ways to Trade the World’s Top Commodities by Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist Tuesday, September 22, 2009: Issue #1099 I’m going to open the door to a “secret society” for you today. It’s a world shrouded in deep myths and folklore that include stories of people losing their homes, or having 5,000 bushels of [...]
These Three Commodities Are Set to Move… Are You Ready to Profit? by Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist Tuesday, August 25, 2009: Issue #1075 If you’re looking for what I call a “blast-off” move, look no further than the sugar market. Since April, the commodity has embarked on an extreme upside move, shooting to highs not [...]
Commodity Futures: Playing The Grains & Orange Juice Markets by Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist Saturday, August 1, 2009: Issue #1056 I’d like to focus today’s segment on the markets that typically see heightened activity during the summer months, due to the fact that it’s their prime growing season. Specifically, that means the grains and orange [...]
Using a Put Selling Strategy: A Step-By-Step Lesson On Selling Options by Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist Stock and Commodity Analyst, Mt. Vernon Research Monday, June 29, 2009: Issue #1029 Let’s say you’ve been interested in buying Microsoft stock and you feel $20 is a good price to pick up some shares. It currently trades at [...]
Selling Naked Put Options: How to Get Paid to Buy Stocks by Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist Stock and Commodity Analyst, Mt. Vernon Research Friday, June 26, 2009: Issue #1027 Right now, bunches of savvy investors are getting paid cold, hard cash for nothing more than agreeing to buy stocks. Investors are giving them money to [...]
Strangle Options: Your Stock Is Poised For A Big Move… So Strangle Some Profits From It By Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist Friday, October 5, 2007: Issue #462 “Wow, you see what the market’s doing today?” “Hey, check out Stock X – it’s flying!” Boy, if I collected a dollar for every time someone said this [...]
Selling Covered Calls – Getting Cash for Stocks You Already Own By Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist, Mt. Vernon Research Tuesday, December 27, 2005: Issue #270 If you own at least 100 shares of stock, and you’re not selling call options against it, then you are throwing away free money. How’s that? Well, there are other [...]
Option Credit Spreads: Sell First, Buy Second for 50% Better Odds By Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist, Mt. Vernon Research Thursday, December 15, 2005: Issue #267 Much of my own option trading occurs from the short side. I’m not referring to a bearish directional outlook, but rather a trading strategy that involves the selling of options [...]
Out of the Money Options – Buyer Beware, Seller… Take The Money By Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist, Mt. Vernon Research Tuesday, November 1, 2005: Issue #255 About a year and a half into my days as an options market maker on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), I discovered the strategy of [...]
Fair Value Sheets: Quote, Trade and Hedge… In Less Than 30 Seconds By Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist Tuesday, October 4, 2005: Issue #247 Before becoming an options market-maker on the NYMEX, I never anticipated the initial pain that my legs would feel after having stood in the same spot for five and a half hours [...]