Trading Places: Why Stock, ETF and Futures Options Are So Difficult To Trade

As an Options Trader in today’s electronic markets you have the advantage of transparency. Market Prices are in front of you all of the time. You can use a live feed of Options Prices to evaluate numerous Options Trading Strategies and determine which Strategy meets your risk/reward requirements. In addition, you can quickly evaluate the Liquidity of the Market and whether algorithms are competing with you.