I have some earnings from trading in options on stocks in the share market. My broker has informed me that no form 1099 is issued in respect of earnings from options trading. That being so, how does the IRS know what earnings an options trader had in a given year?
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Has (Does?) options-trading (futures) affected the stock market? Is there any positive or negative impact of trading options directly or indirectly on the trading of stocks?
Not that I'm not trying to understand what is options trading – I am trying to find out if there has been any study on the impact of futures trading on a stock market on a general scale.
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I am already trading options, self-taught. I like reading good books that expand my knowledge and abilities.
I have a quant background in hedging, so I'm not asking for guidance on how to learn modeling or developing strategies for trading options. I have work experience doing option valuation and developing dynamic replication strategies, but I have never done the trading.
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I might consider trading CFDs as I don't think that options trading is for me because they are so complicated to me and I can barely understand them. What I'd like to know is if CFDs are easier than options trading and can the rewards be the same as options or greater?
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Such as call and put options. Also does anyone know about forex trading? What tax benefits or pitfalls might one incur trading options?
I need a journal to keep track of my trades. The ones I found on the net are only for stocks, and I only trade options! Most of them are an Excel spreadsheet, which is fine. Some of them are paid software.
Which books should I read?
Is there a mentor that can teach me?
I really want to master options trading. Help me please!
I want to know how to start an subscription e-mail newsletter that has stock option picks in them. I'm young, but I've been studying/trading stocks and options for 5 years which is long enough to know that some fundamentals dont really have an much of an effect on stocks in the short-term. I have been able to turn $175 into $800 since April though.this year from using an idea I came up with thats seems to work for me.
Where can I learn about trading options from somewhere other than the internet? Where can I learn from teachers or mentors almost like a school? Are their classes in colleges that offer this or seminars? What would be some different ways to learn about this topic? Thank You!
