The Apex Edge FAQ
We’ve put together a list of frequently asked questions to help you get up to speed with Options Decoded. We hope that these will answer most of your questions, but our toll-free number is also listed under every answer, just in case.
We provide option strategies easiest, most simple trades to take: Buy calls and Buy puts.
There are no complex strategies, which not only makes everything easy, but it will save you a ton in commissions.
Yes, we send emails to alert you when important changes occur on the service. That’s because the call and put purchases we recommend follow the monthly options expiration cycle, which is based on the 3rd Friday of each month. Plus this system is SO easy, you typically only need to take action on the day of expiration & the following Monday, as follows:
- On the Monday after the third Friday – before the market opens – we will email you a list comprised of five trades to take for the next monthly expiration.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
- The trades will be for the next monthly options expiration, usually the third Friday of the next month (sometimes, but very infrequently, market holidays can impact this schedule).
- The next email is sent on the day of that monthly expiration, before the market opens. It contains instructions to take for closing any options that day.
These are important emails, so be certain you’re set to accept our emails. If you don’t receive an email on the dates indicated above, check your spam folder. If you still do not find an email from us, log into our community for instructions and notify us so we can assist you further. You can always see daily updates in The Apex Community. Anytime there is important information in the daily update we will send you an email alert.
The call and put purchases we recommend follow the regular monthly options cycle
- The regular options expiration cycle is based on the third Friday of every month.
On the Monday after the third Friday – before the market opens – we will email you a list comprised of five trades to take for the next monthly expiration.
The trades will be for the next monthly options expiration, usually the third Friday of the next month (sometimes, but very infrequently, market holidays can impact this schedule).
NO! You only use 18% (20% maximum) of your account set aside for this system, and leave the other 80% alone.
Here's how: To mimic the performance metrics of the back tested track record, take the amount you are allocating to this system times 18% (20% maximum), then divide that amount by the number of trades recommended (5). Then you only allocate that 1/5 portion for each trade to the trades you can afford to take.
For example, if you had $10,000 for trading this service, and decided to allocate 18% ($10,000 * 0.18) or $1,800 to this months trades, you would then divide $1,800 by the 5 trades. That 1/5 allocation would equal $360 per trade. If the option cost more than $360, you do not trade that option position but only trade the others that do not exceed the 1/5 portion. Also remember you are to invest equal dollars to each trade, not the same number of contracts.
This method of trading is robust. The average reward in percentage terms is fairly consistent across option prices. Allocating smaller amounts limits the number of stocks you trade, but those trades, in the past, have provided similar results in percentage terms.
RELAX! Go on vacation, spend time with the family, work on a hobby, do something… anything. Because once you put on the trade, you’re set, until the day of expiration.
You do not need to watch the market.
I live in the middle of horse country. And this is like a horse race. Or a football game, or any other bet. Once you’ve placed the bet, that’s it (unlike poker though, we do not recommend adding to the bet).
Instead, chill out and let the market do the work. Then on the day of expiration, look for the email with the exit instructions.
That’s it!
We transmit exit instructions in two ways: First, we will email you exit instructions on the morning you are to exit the positions, which is generally the day of expiration. We will also post exit instructions on a web site as a safeguard should there be email delivery problems (like spam).
Our instructions will follow this very simple guideline: if the option has value, we need to get that money!
With calls, if the stock price is above the strike price of the option you own, you need to sell it to get paid. Pretty simple, right?
With puts, if the stock price is below the strike price of the option you own, you need to sell it to get paid. Again, very simple.
If the option is out of the money, that is, if the stock is below the strike price for calls, or above the strike price for puts, you don’t need to do a thing. It will be a loss.
The key with options is this: if they have value, you don’t get paid until you sell them. We like to get paid, so we sell them.
Detailed instructions regarding the exact time to sell will be provided in the instructions you receive.
Here’s an example of The APEX Edge recommendation page:
Look at the table headings above. Let’s go left to right.
Look at the table headings. Let’s go left to right.n tells you the action is: Buy. The next column is the expiration date of the trade to implement. Next comes the strike price of the option to buy. Then the Put/Call column tells you whether you are buying a put or a call for this trade. Last but not least is the Net Debit limit price to get filled.
Be sure you place each recommendation as a limit order using the net debit price given.
One of the nice things about this service is that it’s so easy, you only need to do something twice per month. Once to make new trades, and the second is on the day of expiration when you’ll need to know what to do.
Here’s what the exit instructions will look like for expiring trades for that month:
At the top, you’ll find the date. Be sure the date is the day’s current date. If not, it’s not updated.
Below that is the table with the open positions. Let’s go over each column, which is pretty easy to comprehend.
The first column is the date the trade was given. Next is the ticker symbol of the trade. Next is the strike price for the trade. The next column tells us if the trade is a Put or a Call The next column tells us the trade was filled and at what price.
The final column shows any instructions on changes or updates to make to any trade. Rest assured that on the day of expiration an email is sent out the morning before the market opens to give you precise instructions based on that day, but you can also see the instructions at any time by logging in to your subscription.
No. The win rate is about 46%, but the average win size is DOUBLE the average loss size. In short, the average profit PER MONTH is +31%! That’s per month, folks, not per year, and that’s just the average!
We rely on the easiest options strategies there are: buying calls and buying puts. That’s it.
We buy options one-month in duration. The strike price we choose is the one nearest to the stock price. That’s it.
We make five recommendations the Monday morning after the third Friday of the month (Tuesdays if the Monday is a market holiday). Choose from the five, or do them all, whichever you prefer.
Research has shown that the expensive and the inexpensive options perform about the same. So you’re not reducing your average performance by being selective.
That said, if you pick and choose, the number of opportunities are reduced, so you won’t make as much money. And your portfolio will be subject to larger swings because you’re not as diversified.
Once you’ve made the trade, you’re done till the next month.
Go on vacation, relax by the beach, hit the slopes, spend time with family, enjoy your hobbies. It doesn’t matter. You’re free to do whatever you want, instead of sitting all day locked on to a trading computer.
Yes! It’s a limited money-back guarantee, as follows:
Because the performance guarantee is intended only for customers who participate in the trades, The Apex Edge has the following refund policy:
REFUND POLICY:
THE MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE IS BASED ON TRADING RESULTS DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD AFTER PURCHASE OF THE PROGRAM. IF ALL TRADES THAT ARE RECOMMENDED ARE TAKEN AND ALL INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOWED AND IF ALL APPROPRIATE ACCOUNT STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH YOUR REFUND REQUEST, AND IF THE SUM OF THE RETURNS FOR ALL TRADES DURING THE PERIOD IS NEGATIVE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A FULL REFUND OF THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE OF THE "THE APEX EDGE". THIS SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE CANNOT BE CANCELED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TERM. THE PERIOD IN WHICH YOU CAN REQUEST A REFUND IS NOT PERPETUAL; YOU MUST REQUEST THE REFUND WITHIN ONE MONTH OF THE END OF YOUR ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TERM. THE PERIOD IN WHICH A REFUND REQUEST WILL BE HONORED SHALL NOT EXCEED 13 MONTHS BEYOND THE ORIGINAL ENROLLMENT DATE.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT “ALL INSTRUCTIONS” INCLUDES NOT PAYING MORE THAN THE NET DEBIT. IF YOU PAY ONE PENNY MORE THAN THE NET DEBIT FOR ANY TRADE, YOU WILL HAVE VIOLATED THESE TERMS. WHEN A CUSTOMER PAYS MORE THAN THE NET DEBIT LIMIT, THAT PERSON WILL HAVE MOVED THE MARKET TO A HIGHER LEVEL, THUS DEPRIVING OTHER SUBSCRIBERS OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET FILLED. YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
SUBSCRIPTION EXTENSION POLICY:
IF YOU HAVE NOT MADE A PROFIT EQUAL TO DOUBLE THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ($10,000 PROFIT, WHICH IS DOUBLE THE $5,000 CHARTER SUBSCRIPTION PRICE) AT THE END OF THE 12-MONTH PERIOD AFTER PURCHASE OF THE PROGRAM, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF SERVICE AT NO CHARGE. THE ADDITIONAL YEAR OF SERVICE, IF UTILIZED, DOES NOT CARRY ANY GUARANTEE.
THE SUBSCRIPTION EXTENSION POLICY AND THE REFUND POLICY CANNOT BE COMBINED. IT'S ONE OR THE OTHER.
In a word, LIQUIDITY.
- Research shows that the most liquid stocks tend to go up the most when money flows into the market. It works in the exact opposite way when money flows out. This anomaly has a name; it’s called the liquidity premium.
- This happens because large investors can place money in liquid names easier than in illiquid names.
- At the same time, one of the biggest reasons investors lose when buying options is that they don’t have the same advantage that market makers have. That is, individuals buy at the ask and sell at the bid. This is an enormous expense that is overlooked by most options traders, yet it’s an expense that is almost impossible for individual options traders to overcome.
- By focusing on the most liquid options on the most liquid stocks, we gain an edge by profiting from the liquidity premium and we eliminate 90% of the transaction costs associated with conventional option buying.
- The key is finding these opportunities quickly enough so that a trader can act before it’s too late. That’s where our options database comes in.
- We have a revolutionary new indicator that spots the most liquid situations in an instant.
- We are able to scan for situations that meet our strict guidelines and distill them down to just five very simple trades that any options trader can implement.
- The whole process takes us just a few minutes. Don Fishback, the original creator of this indicator and new process, spent over seven years and a million dollars to develop it. You get to benefit from all of this by investing FIVE MINUTES PER MONTH of your time to potentially make an average profit per month of +30%! That’s why we’re excited.
There shouldn’t be. We’re simply buying calls and puts to get into a trade. Then on expiration day, we close out the positions that require action.
Other than covered calls, buying calls and buying puts are at the lowest approval level. So nearly everyone qualifies, but check with your broker of choice if you have any questions.
No option selling is done except to close an existing position.
The answer is simple, don’t take that trade. You can allocate your optimal allocation amount to fewer trades. The performance metrics show performance when restricting allocation to smaller trade amounts.
If you want to mimic the performance metrics of the back tested track record, you take the amount you are allocating to this system times 18% minimum (20% maximum), then divide that amount by the number of trades recommended (5). Then you only allocate that 1/5 portion for each trade to the trades you can afford to take.
For example, if you had $10,000 for trading this service, and decided to allocate 18% ($10,000 * 0.18) or $1,800 to this months trades, you would then divide $1,800 by the 5 trades. That 1/5 allocation would equal $360 per trade. If the option cost more than $360, you do not trade that option position but only trade the others that do not exceed the 1/5 portion. Also remember you are to invest equal dollars to each trade, not the same number of contracts.
This method of trading is robust. The average reward in percentage terms is fairly consistent across option prices. Allocating smaller amounts limits the number of stocks you trade, but those trades, in the past, have provided similar results in percentage terms.
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