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Here's the correct way to trade options... [Shield] AN OXFORD CLUB PUBLICATION [Wealthy Retirement]( [View in browser]( SPONSORED [FORGET BITCOIN! "This Is the ULTIMATE Crypto Play."]( [Andy Snyder and Guest]( Did you see? This award-winning investment expert is pounding the table on what he calls "[the ultimate crypto play]( No, it's NOT a coin. (See what it really is [HERE]( But if you want the chance to cash in on cryptomania, then you need to know about [this EXPLOSIVE opportunity today](. [>> See why one major financial site is predicting 693% gains in a year.]( Editor's Note: As Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld touches on today, investors can use options trading to reduce risk by putting less capital at stake. In fact, the key to successful options trading is playing it safe... You can learn more about Marc's options trading methodology at his [Penny Options Summit event, taking place at 2 p.m. ET on July 14](. See how you could generate returns as high as 400% in as little as 10 days! [Click here to learn more.]( - Kyle Wehrle, Assistant Managing Editor [FINANCIAL LITERACY]( [Trade Options to Reduce Risk]( [Marc Lichtenfeld, Chief Income Strategist, The Oxford Club]( [Marc Lichtenfeld]( I stared at my computer screen in disbelief. My hands were shaking as I moved the mouse. I clicked "sell" and was suddenly $5,000 richer in less than a day. This was back in 1999, and that $5,000 was big money. I was making about $40,000 a year at my job, so a windfall of five grand moved the needle on my finances. I bought calls on Sun Microsystems right before earnings were to be released. The company easily beat analysts' expectations, sending the stock sharply higher. My calls became an overnight 10-bagger. My $500 was now worth $5,500. At that point, I had made hundreds of stock trades and done pretty well. But my position sizes were small, so I had never made thousands of dollars so quickly. Certainly not in one week, forget about one day... I had recently started trading options, and I loved the potential for making big profits while reducing risk. Many people think options are speculative - and they can be. Because they expire, you can lose money if your stock sits in place or trades lower. But when you speculate with options, you can actually reduce your risk. Let me explain... SPONSORED [#1 Ranked Upside Pattern Reveals When to Buy Beaten Down Stocks]( [Energy Recovery]( Champion Trader Reveals How He Spots Stocks About to Turn Around. [Sign Up for His FREE Training Right Here.]( Many people trade options incorrectly. An options contract allows you to control 100 shares of stock, so if you were going to buy 100 shares of stock at $40, you would invest $4,000. Options traders who don't quite understand the power of options think that instead of buying 100 shares of stock for $4,000, they should buy $4,000 worth of calls (calls are a bet on the stock price going higher). If the stock declines by 25%, or 10 points, the stock investor will lose $1,000 - but the options trader will likely lose most or all of their $4,000. I approach an options trade by focusing not on the value of the underlying stock or how many shares the contracts will control, but on how much risk I'm willing to take. Back to our $40 stock example. If, on a stock trade, I place a stop at 25%, that means I'm willing to risk 10 points on a $40 stock, or $1,000 on 100 shares. Rather than buy $4,000 worth of calls, in which case I could lose the entire investment, I would choose to buy $1,000 worth of calls. If the trade didn't work out, the most I could lose would be $1,000. I couldn't lose more than my initial investment. If the stock went up 10 points, I would make $1,000 on a stock trade, but I could make more than that on the calls. The downside to trading options instead of stock is that there's a greater chance of loss. To sum up, when you buy calls instead of stock, you are risking less money and have the opportunity to make more profits. However, your chances of loss are higher and your options are not suitable as long-term investments. I recommend stocks for long-term investors - but for people who have a little play money or who like to make calculated speculations in the markets, options are a great way to bet on or against a stock's direction. 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