Bruce Silver

Contributing Writer
Bruce - Self portrait
Bruce - Self portrait

Bruce Silver has been an investor in stocks and stock options since high school. As he says" I prefer to trade calls; I am an optimistic guy."

Bruce has been a prolific financial blogger and writer for Toggin.com, a college related blog site.

Bruce has an Associate's degree in Accounting from Cuyahoga Community College, and a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies from Cleveland State University.

Latest Articles

Butterfly Spreads
Used when an investor is not exactly bullish and not exactly bearish. In fact, an investor believes the underlying stock won't rise or dive too much by expiration date.
Feb 22, 2010 - Bruce Silver
Married Puts Options Trading
The married put is used when one is bullish on the stock, wants to own the stock to maintain voting rights or claim dividends, but is concerned that the stock might drop.
Feb 9, 2010 - Bruce Silver
Trailing Stop Orders
A Trailing Stop Order is an stop order that continually adjusts the stop price based on changes in the market price.
Jan 26, 2010 - Bruce Silver
Roe versus Wade and the Crime Rate
Roe versus Wade had the effect of lowering infanticide and shotgun marriages, but the most unseemly consequence was its impact on crime
Jan 9, 2010 - Bruce Silver
Bull Call Spread
Bull Call spreads are one of the most commonly used options trading strategies, and are used when an investor is somewhat bullish on the underlying stock.
Jan 8, 2010 - Bruce Silver
On the Magnificent Danny Pang
Pang practiced deception throughout his life, cumulating in a vast Ponzi scheme( among other crimes), used to finance a life of luxury.
Jan 2, 2010 - Bruce Silver
On Fibonacci Analysis
Fibonacci analysis looks at past price movements to predict levels of support and resistance and project price targets.
Dec 31, 2009 - Bruce Silver
Stock Trading Order Types
Three of the more basic types of orders are the stop order, the limit order, and the stop-limit order.
Dec 18, 2009 - Bruce Silver
Pricing Stock Options
An option will fall into any of the three categories: In-the -Money, Out-Of -The-Money, and At-The-Money.
Nov 16, 2009 - Bruce Silver
Stock Option Strangles
A Strangle is an options strategy that is similar in purpose to the options Straddle. Both are betting on volatility of the underlying stock to generate income.
Nov 5, 2009 - Bruce Silver