The stock market is a very complicated place for anyone who doesn't have an extensive financial education. But the good news is that even those with no previous experience can learn the strategies and techniques needed to potentially make money by trading stocks and options. BetterTrades offers an opportunity to obtain the education required to possibly make profits in the stock market.

By following the Bettertrades plan, an individual can learn how to trade stocks with a method that is designed to keep them safer. Any involvement with stocks or options contains risk and not every stock trade is going to work out – that's impossible – but BetterTrades has designed a system designed to provide the education that will enable them to make the wisest choices.

Anyone attempting to make better trades should have a plan before they begin putting real money at risk. Bettertrades advises new traders to practice with non-funded trades before they jump into the market and invest their own hard-earned cash. One of the BetterTrades coaches says an ill-prepared investor may as well be standing on top of a mountain, throwing their cash into the breeze; they're throwing their money away in either case.

Students who attend the two-day Market Essentials class, the basis of the BetterTrades educational program, will be equipped to use numerous trading that are designed to work whether the stock market is bullish, bearish or going sideways. Among the strategies taught by Bettertrades are:

• Channeling stock: A stock that consistently moves between the same two price points is said to be channeling and can potentially provide a good target for trades in either direction.
• Buying calls: When a trader believes a stock is going up, they might purchase a call option. As the value of the stock rises, so does the value of the call option.
• Buying puts: When a trader believes a stock is going down, they might purchase a put option. As the stock price falls, the value of the put increases.
• Credit spreads: These advanced strategies permit the trader to receive a premium (an up-front payment) when opening a trade.
• News trades: Events happen in the life of a stock that can cause it to move. This can be a quarterly earnings announcement or some event like a merger, a stock split, a government contract or a tragedy.
• Covered calls: This strategy involves "renting" out a stock, which permits a trader to collect a premium and puts them in the position to either sell the stock for a profit or purchase more of the stock at a discounted price.

Attendance at a BetterTrades seminar will potentially infuse a newcomer with the knowledge and confidence to trade successfully in the stock market. By learning these strategies, any investor will be armed with the education needed to make better financial decisions.