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Trade in a different way using Vanilla Options

Vanilla Options give easyMarkets customers yet another way to trade their favorite instruments. Vanilla options are unique because they allow you to trade both the upward and downward movement of an instrument. This method of trading lets you to know how much your investment is on the market and the duration of your trade. You can trade the price of the asset of your choice without the obligation of actually owning it.

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Why Trade Vanilla Options with easyMarkets?

Trade Major, Minors and Precious Metals
Vanilla options allow you to trade on an instrument irrelevant if you think it might go up or down.
Known Parameters
Markets can be unpredictable so controlling what you can, will give you some piece of mind. Trading vanilla options allows you to trade with a known level of risk over a pre-defined timeframe.
Trade Up or Down
Vanilla options give you a different level of choice, do you think an instrument will go up? Or do you think it will go down? Set the price you think the instrument will reach and the time you think it will take to reach it.
New Trader?
New to the markets? Knowledge about the tools available to you is instrumental in achieving your goals. easyMarket offers and extensive library of educational guides, videos and eBooks.

First time trading Vanilla Options?

Vanilla options can be a very diverse way of trading. The main characteristics of a Vanilla Option is a Call (bought when the underlying asset is expected to increase in price) or Put (bought when the underlying asset is expected to decrease in price), the Strike Price (the price to be reached or surpassed by the time of expiry or when the trader closes it) and the Expiry (the date at which the option expires and closes). Vanilla options are the simplest member of the option family.

A bought Vanilla Option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a Call option (when the price direction is moving up) or Buy a Put (when the price direction is moving down) an underlying financial instrument at a predefined rate (known as the ‘Strike’) at a pre-defined date (known as the ‘Expiry’). When buying a Vanilla Option, the buyer pays the Premium for the abovementioned right on opening and this is collected from the account balance.

Due to their diversity vanilla options are used by both individuals and companies – it allows them both the forecast the movement of instruments. Of course to be able to understand the movement of instruments and markets one of your biggest assets will be knowledge – and you can learn everything you need to know through easyMarkets Learn Centre. Knowing what macroeconomic events affect the instruments you trade is imperative when trading options, since you will be attempting to calculate what the instrument’s price will be when the option reaches maturity.

The ability to set your strike price, maturity and type of instrument you would like to trade - makes vanilla options a great and diverse choice for both new and experienced traders. Not only do vanilla options offer you a great way to manage your risk but with the different maturity levels and types of instruments, it also allows you to fit it into different types of trading. Trade more active instruments for a shorter amount of time or more stable ones for longer.

No matter what type of trading you chose with vanilla options, easyMarkets industry leading customer support is available to help you no matter what your level of trading expertise.

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