Buying far out-of-the-money option, because it looks cheap and hoping that it will soon increase in its premium.
Those of you who choose to use far out-of-the-money options for seeking handsome profit on just buying calls or puts with limited capital outlay will have to be prepared to lose everything. The probability is very low. [...]

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Using option solely for leveraging, thinking that you can make 10 bucks out every dollar you invests in.
Many people took advantage of leverage that options can offer. Can options enable investors to earn potentially huge returns on a modest stock move? Sometimes you’ll see the stock move but how come the option hardly increases in [...]

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Statistics have shown that 90% of the option traders lose money and if that is so then it could be that they share the same thoughts, the same misconceptions and probably make the same kind of mistake. Where did all the money go to? Is it the remaining 10%? So logically speaking, your aim should [...]

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