Wednesday 27 March 2013

What Are Binary Options?


Having known what "Options" are all about, it will be wiser to take a look at what binary options are too.

With Binary Option, it’s all or nothing, you’re either right or you’re wrong.
That’s it!
The name binary option may sound too difficult especially for newbie, but it is a simpler way to trade than normal currency market.
Just like normal traditional options, Binary options have three significant characteristics you must know. There must be;
A Premium (Risked Capital), 
A Strike Price (Price at which you enter or targeted at), and 
An Expiration Period
The only difference you can see here is that, with binary options, the amount for the option (Premium) is chosen by the trader but in traditional option, it is usually determined by the market. 
Secondly, the expiration time frames or range in binary options are much shorter (From less than a minute to some days). But traditional options have an expiration time ranging from a week to even some couple of years.
These changes bring a very big difference between the duos. Moreover, the profits are calculated based on these factors too.

 How Binary Option Work. 
With binary options, the broker will definitely pay out a percentage of the premium risked if a trader met certain conditions placed on the underlying asset at an expiry time. 
That’s to say for example if the market price of the asset you chose to trade is at or beyond your target strike at expiration period supposing you placed a call option. You will receive a fixed profit regardless of how far the price move in favor of your prediction. If the market moves 1 pip or 500 0r even 1000 pips, it’s the same amount of profit payout assuming all traders risked the same amount. 
Profits are usually calculated as a percentage of the Premium.
I think this is why binary options are also called "all-or-nothing" options. You win by 1pip, you win all and if you lose by 1pip, you lose all. No question asked!
Let's take a look with example on how you can Make Money with Binary Options.

No comments:

Post a Comment