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	<title>Comments on: Consider Risk First, Then Reward</title>
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		<title>by: TheStockBandit</title>
		<link>http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/11/29/consider-risk-first-then-reward/#comment-38580</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Hey Handy,

Thanks for your comment.  Yes, options are leveraged so they move more on a percentage basis than their underlying stocks.  However, I think the trading strategy should be determined by the moves in the underlying stock.  So the stops may be wider for the options, but I think the exit criteria should be based on the stock having broken support or whatever technical criteria you specify.

An example would be XYZ with a $25 buy point and a $24 stop.  If you don't want to buy the shares, buy call options instead.  Exit the call options when XYZ breaks $24 to the downside.  That might mean a larger percentage loss on the calls vs. the shares, but the upside is also much larger for the trades which do work.

Hope this helps!

Jeff</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Handy,</p>
<p>Thanks for your comment.  Yes, options are leveraged so they move more on a percentage basis than their underlying stocks.  However, I think the trading strategy should be determined by the moves in the underlying stock.  So the stops may be wider for the options, but I think the exit criteria should be based on the stock having broken support or whatever technical criteria you specify.</p>
<p>An example would be XYZ with a $25 buy point and a $24 stop.  If you don&#8217;t want to buy the shares, buy call options instead.  Exit the call options when XYZ breaks $24 to the downside.  That might mean a larger percentage loss on the calls vs. the shares, but the upside is also much larger for the trades which do work.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Jeff
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		<title>by: Handy</title>
		<link>http://www.thestockbandit.net/2007/11/29/consider-risk-first-then-reward/#comment-38297</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Dear Jeff,

In order to set the risk vs reward in stock option, what is the stop loss setting in options which we understand the the movement of this options is wider compare with stock.

Especially if the stock has very high volatility such as GOOG or CROX.

Thanks for sharing</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Jeff,</p>
<p>In order to set the risk vs reward in stock option, what is the stop loss setting in options which we understand the the movement of this options is wider compare with stock.</p>
<p>Especially if the stock has very high volatility such as GOOG or CROX.</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing
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