Options Expert
Karim Rahemtulla is one of the country’s foremost specialists in options trading and Investment Director of Mt. Vernon Research , as well as the founder and editor of Strategic Income, The 400 Report and Investment U.
Over the past three years, his covered options strategies have cashed in winners more than 75% of the time. Karim is also the Investment Director of Mt. Vernon Research’s Xcelerated Profits Report, a monthly newsletter devoted to making money using the safest stock and options strategies. His investment style focuses on risk mitigation through the use of innovative strategies geared simultaneously at growth and capital preservation.
An internationally renowned options trader and public speaker Karim, also sits on the Advisory Panel for The Oxford Club and is a frequent contributor to The Communiqué. Karim was educated in England, Canada and the United States and is fluent in several languages.
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Most Recent Articles:
- Options Terminology: The Differences Between In, At and Out-of-the-Money
- The Married Put Option Strategy: The Smartest Way to Protect Against Downside
- The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX): Using The Fear/Greed Index to Pinpoint Your Best Time to Profit
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Karim Rahemtulla’s investment newsletters and trading services:
Investment Director, Mt. Vernon Research
Editor, Strategic Income
Editor, The 400 Report
Co-Editor, Xcelerated Profits Report
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More from Karim Rahemtulla
What was the first dollar you ever earned?
I was 7 years old, and it was a shilling, not a dollar. I earned it looking stocking shelves at the 8 O’Clock Store in London. It was so named because it closed at 8pm. I made enough money to satisfy my craving for English chocolate.
What’s been the most satisfying dollar (or dollars) you’ve ever earned?
By far that has to come from trading. I recall one options play in particular before IBM reported earnings some years ago. I think I made something like 320% in one trading session. And, I risked quite a bit of money. In fact, my broker at the time – a large discount house even called me to congratulate me.
What’s your favorite way to make money?
Selling deep in the money covered calls and buying LEAP options with the proceeds of the options I sold. It’s almost like a free ride thanks to the market.
What’s the best investing advice you’ve given or ever heard?
There are quite a few that have stuck with me over time. They really are common sense, but you’d be surprised how often people forget. Never a borrower or lender be. Bulls make money, bears make money, but pigs get slaughtered. Don’t get high on your own supply in other words, never think you know more than the market.
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Additional Articles
You can view previous articles by Karim Rahemtulla below, or explore the Investment U archives.
- Options Terminology: The Differences Between In, At and Out-of-the-Money
- The Married Put Option Strategy: The Smartest Way to Protect Against Downside
- The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX): Using The Fear/Greed Index to Pinpoint Your Best Time to Profit
- Legging Into a Spread: An Option Strategy That Makes The Market Pay You
- Options Spread Trading Explained: How to Make Triple-Digit Gains From Double-Digit Opportunities
- Investing in Emerging Markets: Three Reasons Why You Should Buy India, Not China
- How To Turn Ordinary Profits Into "Xcelerated" Profits
- LEAPS vs. Stocks: An Investment Vehicle Throwdown
- How to Supersize Your Profit Potential From 60% to 190%
- LEAP Options: Put Time on Your Side With This Trading Strategy
- LEAPS: How to Add This Option Trading Strategy to Your Investment Arsenal
- Options Investing: Readers' Questions Answered
- Covered Calls: Five Steps to Make Profitable Option Trades
- Short Selling Strategies: How To Avoid The Short Squeeze With Put Options
- The Strangle Options Play: When & How To Use This Trading Strategy
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