Trading the Black Stuff with Options By Marco Hague About this article: In our November 6 article for RealMoney, entitled Three Ways to Play the Black Stuff, we looked at ways of trading the oil market and suggested how best to take advantage of leverage. But there's another way, and one that can work well for the less capitalized global market trader. Most traders are hedging longer-term portfolios and do not always have sufficiently capitalized trading accounts to hold near-term trades that turn into longer-term investments. There is always a work-around in the global traded market arena and we should always look to take advantage of it, because that is why market-place has been created - to maximize time and leverage. I'll give you an example. Yesterday, our Global Options Corner service picked up on what turned out to be a perfect signal as to the potential move in crude oil. The biggest problem with this, for some retail... Or, call us at 1-866-321-TSCM (8726) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. Outside the U.S. and in Canada, call 1-212-321-5200.

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