tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post8667064302817232115..comments2024-02-17T11:07:06.232-05:00Comments on Michael James on Money: Book GiveawayMichael Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-44019069600633424822009-02-12T13:10:00.000-05:002009-02-12T13:10:00.000-05:00Mark: The potential for stock options to do great...Mark: The potential for stock options to do great financial harm if used improperly is enough to justify telling novices to be wary. But, I take your point that novices are being warned away from the risk-reducing uses of stock options as well.<BR/><BR/>The two problems I see with stock options are the potential for high-leverage gambling and the often very high bid-ask spreads when trading them. I'd be pleased to publish a guest post from you that covered the following points (plus others if you want):<BR/><BR/>- Risk reduction with stock options<BR/>- Risky uses of stock options<BR/>- How to avoid getting a poor price due to wide bid-ask spreadsMichael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-72679961025148117542009-02-12T12:48:00.000-05:002009-02-12T12:48:00.000-05:00"Be wary of ... stock options."Same old, same old...."Be wary of ... stock options."<BR/><BR/>Same old, same old. People who have no idea how to use stock options as <I>risk-reducing</I> investment tools warn others to stay away.<BR/><BR/>What a shame.<BR/><BR/>The intelligent and conservative use of options could have saved most investors from last year's financial disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com