What Are LEAPS (Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities) Options?

About this episode

This episode explains LEAPS options and their strategic advantages for conservative investors.

What are LEAPS (long-term equity anticipation securities) options? In this episode, we demystify these long-dated contracts that allow you to participate in a stock's potential growth without tying up the massive capital required to buy shares outright. We move past the gym-class-sounding acronym to explore how these options—which can expire up to three years into the future—provide a unique strategic advantage for conservative investors. We break down the mechanics of "renting" stock movemen...

Topics covered

• LEAPS options
• long-term equity anticipation securities
• investing strategies
• conservative investing
• stock market

Keywords

• LEAPS
• options trading
• equity anticipation
• investing
• stock growth
• long-dated contracts

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Books & works: LEAPS (Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities)

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