AvaOptions

Since: 2006
Regulation: FSC BVI
Platform: AvaOptions
Minimum deposit: 1000$

• AVAOPTION

AvaOptions is not only a leading platform for trading options but also one that was built with the client in mind. The platform has embedded tools that are available to all clients, and their purpose is to guide and assist you every step of the way. Moreover, the platform is simple to understand and use. Is it highly customizable and contains the key strategies in-built.

Options are a great tool for any trader who invests some time to understand how they work. AvaTrade offers a full accessed directly from the trading platform.

For an experienced and aggressive trader, options can be used in a myriad of ways. For the beginner or a more conservative trader, long options strategies such as buying options and option spreads, offer a limited risk entry into the market. By using the products and tools offered on the AvaOptions platform wisely, this flexibility generates more possibilities for making profits.

Options are considered a safe investment for an option buyer, and are far less risky than trading the underlying instruments because your downside is limited to the premium you paid. For a seller, the downside risks, too, are less than that of being wrong on a spot trade, as the option seller gets to set the strike price according to his risk appetite, and he earns a premium for having taken the risk. Options do require an initial investment of time, to get to know the product.

In addition, options can be used to , and as a result, risks are limited to the premium amount. For instance, if you have a long position on an asset, such as a stock, you can buy put options to hedge that underlying position. Put options rise in value when the underlying asset’s price declines. So, if your long spot market position is generating a loss, your put option position will generate profits, effectively protecting you against market swings.

Perhaps the most unique advantage of options is that one can express almost any market view, by combining long and short call and put options and long or . The trader is bearish on , but he is still not sure. He can buy a put option for his target expiration date, sit back and relax. Whether USDJPY goes up or down tomorrow, he is safe in his position all the way to the expiration date. If he turns out to be right, spot is lower than the strike price by at least the premium value, he will earn profits.

With AvaTrade, you can trade real options with a real broker!