There are a number of advantages in buying stock option calls. You need to be aware of the pros as well as the cons of any strategy before you can proceed. The following are some of the main advantages of buying calls:

• Low Cost is perhaps the most attractive part of buying stock option calls. If you do not have a lot of money or you do not want to tie up a lot of capital then stock options give you an opportunity to participate in the market with as little as a few hundred dollars.

• Leverage is the foremost reason that speculators would participate in buying stock option calls. For a small portion of the cost a trader can control many more times than invested.

• Less Risk is associated with buying stock option calls if option strategies are properly applied. Also, you know in advance the maximum amount you could end up losing.

• Diversification is not inhibited by purchasing options of stocks that you already own.

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