Using options with education and technical analysis can lower risk and amplify gains. I’m at the education stage. It’s not simple or easy but it does fascinate me.
Via fool.com
Historically, the Fool has shied away from options as an investment vehicle, for reasons best stated by people smarter than us. Peter Lynch, a Foolish favorite, urged individual investors to keep away from options. And we’re ever mindful of Warren Buffett’s first rule: ‘Don’t lose money.’ Options, by their very nature, can significantly amplify losses. Then again, as leveraging instruments, they can also amplify gains.