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Why trade options?

Ability to profit in both bull and bear markets

This is certainly a claim that none of the traditional mutual fund families can make, and it is at the heart of why experienced options traders have profited in the volatile recent markets. By buying put options, you can achieve leveraged profits with limited dollar risk when a stock declines in price. Of course, leveraged gains can be achieved on bull moves by buying call options, but bull market profits comprise only half of the total options profit picture.

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