Binary Options 101

Maybe you’ve heard the term “Binary Option” and wondered, "What is a binary option?" Maybe you’ve heard bad things about Binaries and have even seen a trader warning others to avoid them.

Learn about 5 Commons Fears Trader Have Regarding Binary Options Here:

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However, if you do a search, you will easily find someone who says to stay away from anything, be it stocks, leveraged ETF’s, futures, forex, options, binaries, or other tradeable instruments. It is important to listen to those who understand the instrument, whatever it may be, when making decisions and be well informed.

A binary option, when traded on a US Regulated Exchange, is a safer way to trade due to the protection that is offered through US Regulators. This is not available on binary options traded outside the United States. So, if someone is referencing binary options, make sure to know if they are talking about Nadex binary options or a bucket shop outside the United States that is not regulated by the CFTC.

On Nadex, a binary option is a contract that has only two possible payoffs at expiration. It will either settle at $0 or $100. When you trade binary options, you are making, at its simplest level, a True/False statement.  Either the market will be above a price (Buy/True) or it will be at/below a price (Sell/False) at the expiration time.  To learn more see: http://www.benzinga.com/markets/binary-options/14/03/4404454/the-4-parts-of-a-nadex-binary-option-contract

If you think it will be above that price, you buy. If you think it will be Equal to or Below that price, you sell. Simple.
 

One thing any trader will enjoy is that when they are trading Nadex Binary Options you have capped risk. You always know what your maximum profit or loss will be. They have a low collateral. Because there are many markets in which to trade, there are multiple trading opportunities in both volatile and flat markets. There are hourly, daily and weekly expirations, so you can place several trades in a day.

When you trade Nadex Binary options, you have the protection capped risk but without the worry of being stopped out. The market may move in your desired direction and then move against you, but you haven’t lost or won until expiration. If you hold to expiration, as long as you have answered the yes or no question in agreement with the settlement price, you will be profitable. If not, you have limited risk.

However, you don’t have to hold the option until expiration. You can exit at any time. So, if the market is moving against you, and you feel like it’s not going to change to be in your favor, you can exit and cut your losses. Likewise, if the market is in your favor, but you think it’s going to move against you, you can exit and take your profit. Many traders are totally unaware that its possible to close a binary before expiration and this is where the biggest edge comes from.

Learn About 5 Common Misconeptions Traders Have About Binary Options Here: http://www.benzinga.com/markets/binary-options/14/04/4442349/5-common-misconceptions-regarding-binary-options

Nadex Binary options are derivatives; they are based on an underlying instrument. The underlying market may be the E-mini S & P 500, a commodity like Gold, Oil or Soybeans or a currency pair like GBP/USD or EUR/JPY Spot Forex. The binary’s price will be based on an underlying market.

To practice trading binaries on a free demo account, go to www.nadex.com and click on trading demo, trading account.  Its important to consider 12 things when choosing where to trade binaries. Learn more here: http://www.benzinga.com/markets/binary-options/14/03/4404538/12-things-to-consider-when-trading-binary-options

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