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Regular income through options: Practical part TWS with Marcus Ruhnau (Part 2)

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In this webinar series at CapTrader, Marcus Ruhnau discusses options trading, especially on a part-time basis, and how you can be supported by your trading software.
The second part of the series deals with regular income from options trading, writing options yourself, how trading should ideally look, what obstacles there are, and how to do it all without too much time investment – all with practical examples and direct application in the TWS.

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Contents of the video include
00:00:00 Welcome
00:01:00 Option strategies for every market phase & Trade management
00:01:30 Definition of market phases
00:04:45 Option strategies for option writers
00:06:00 Turning points for trend determination
00:09:00 Options overview in AgenaTrader
00:12:30 Option charts and open interest in the chart
00:15:00 Trading suggestions for options
00:20:00 Vertical call and put
00:22:30 Short-term option strategies
00:25:30 Earnings Trades
00:28:40 Short-term volatility strategies for index options
00:31:00 Comparison of indices with individual stocks
00:33:00 Account window in the TWS
00:38:00 Interest rates at CapTrader
00:41:00 Initial margin and minimum margin
00:43:00 The option trader in the TWS
00:44:45 Short put with performance profile and margins
00:50:00 Short put in the portfolio
00:53:00 Build bull put spread and bull call spread from a short put
00:57:00 Build bull call spread and bear call spread from a long call
01:02:00 Bear call spread above the current market level
01:05:00 Volatility strategies: Short Strangle
01:09:00 Volatility strategies: Iron Condor
01:11:00 Volatility strategies: long straddle
01:15:00 Effects of the fall in option prices
01:17:30 Market data for options
01:20:00 Repurchase of the option: take profit at around 60% profit
01:24:00 Tax component: losses from option transactions
01:25:50 Corporate accounts with CapTrader
01:27:00 Our YouTube channels
01:28:30 Stop loss for options
01:32:00 Which companies can open accounts with CapTrader?
01:33:30 Registration for the third part of the webinar series
01:34:00 Farewell & Disclaimer

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