Become an Options Trading PRO (Options Trading for Beginners) - Stock vs. Option Buying Power | Basic Trading Concepts

⚡ Free options strategy calculators & visualizers: https://projectoption.com/calculators ☑ Free 160+ page Options Trading for Beginners PDF and bonus content: https://projectoption.com/free-guide Stock buying power and option buyer power aren't the most fun topics to discuss, but they are necessary to understand as a trader. In this video, we'll discuss stock buying power in cash accounts and margin accounts, as well as option buying power. It's quite simple. When buying any option positions or selling limited-risk option spreads, you need to have the position's maximum loss potential in available option buying power to trade that position. When selling naked options (short calls or short puts), the option buying power requirement is typically the greatest of three calculations, which your brokerage firm takes care of for you. The most important takeaway from this video is that when selling naked option positions, it's never a good idea to "max out" your account's available buying power, as the margin requirement can increase as the stock price, out-of-the-money amount, and option premium change. As a result, it's possible that your margin requirement expands and you get forced out of your option position at the worst possible time. ==== FAVORITE OPTIONS TRADING BOOKS ==== How to Price & Trade Options: https://amzn.to/2FqsPmn Option Volatility and Pricing: https://amzn.to/2SU6f8K tastytrade, Inc. (“tastytrade”) has entered into a Marketing Agreement with Project Finance(Marketing Agent”) whereby tastytrade pays compensation to Marketing Agent to recommend tastytrade’ brokerage services. The existence of this Marketing Agreement should not be deemed as an endorsement or recommendation of Marketing Agent by tastytrade and/or any of its affiliated companies. Neither tastytrade nor any of its affiliated companies is responsible for the privacy practices of Marketing Agent or this website. tastytrade does not warrant the accuracy or content of the products or services offered by Marketing Agent or this website. Marketing Agent is independent and is not an affiliate of tastytrade.