So what's your troubles with Options! (CMT Puget Sound

So what's your troubles with Options! (CMT Puget Sound - Seattle)

Session Introduction
Options are often misperceived, misunderstood and misused in many trading and investing portfolios. Paul looks at the three stages in the options journey, and the issues surrounding each.

Perception
Education
Trading

Without effectively dealing with the issues surrounding the current stage, traders are unlikely going to progress successfully to the next stage. Paul will demonstrate to the audience that options are not the monster they are portrayed to be! Be prepared for an interactive and informative session.

Session Outline
Options Perception - Dealing with the myths

Most options expire worthless
Options are risky
Options are for expert traders
Options are complicated

Options Education

Is there an inherent problem with the way options are taught?
Do some who teach options suffer from the Curse of Knowledge?
How well does Technical Analysis and Options Trading integrate?

Options Trading

The 8 most common mistakes of options trading
Cognitive biases with options trading

Speaker Profile

Paul McLaren, the creator of the RoToR Payoff Diagram®, is the Managing Director of Enhance Your Options Pty Ltd, an Australian-based company specialising in options education and training. Paul is an entertaining and highly regarded speaker having delivered presentations in Australia, USA, United Kingdom, Europe, South-East Asia and New Zealand and presented global webinars for the CMT Association and IFTA. He also recently presented at the IFTA 2018 conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and previously at the IFTA 2017 Conference in Milan, Italy.

TIME

7:00PM – 9:00PM

LOCATION
First Floor Conference Room
101 Elliott Ave W (The old Seattle PI Building)
Seattle, WA 98119

If you would like to grab a bite or a beverage with other members ahead of the meeting, we’ll be at Buckley’s Queen Anne, 232 1st Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119, just 3 blocks uphill from the meeting venue.

REGISTRATION
Registration is free for CMT Association Members and Non-Members.

Website Disclaimer

All information and content on this website should be viewed as for educational purposes only. Although the author and its contributors believe the information and contents to be accurate, we neither guarantee their accuracy nor assume any liability for errors. The concepts and methods introduced should be used to promote better trading decisions but is not, in itself, sufficient to enable profitable trading. Unless otherwise stated, all illustrations are made with the benefit of hindsight. It should not be presumed that the methods presented on this website or from material obtained from this website in any manner will be profitable or that they will not result in losses.

Any form of trading, including options, contains risk. Options trading has large potential rewards, but also large potential risks, and as such may not be suitable for all investors. Only risk capital should be used. You must be aware of the risks and be willing to accept them in order to invest in the options markets. Past performance is not indicative of future trading performance. Any consequences resulting from your investments are your sole responsibility. Enhance Your Options Pty Ltd does not assume responsibility for any profits or losses in any options or trading strategy mentioned on the website. This is neither a solicitation nor an offer to trade options. It is the responsibility of each trader to determine their own financial suitability to trade options, or any related financial instrument . Enhance Your Options Pty Ltd cannot be held responsible for any direct or indirect loss incurred by applying any of the information obtained here.

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