Options  is very attractive for those with an aggressive investment strategy.  Options have the potential of generating huge gains within a short spectrum of time.  In just a brief time span your options can earn more than 500%.   It is not unheard of for options to raise as much as 2,500% in one month. 

While many people have many good money investing in the stock market there are some who have made a fortune investing in stock options.  A great return on a stock investment would be somewhere in the area of around 30%.  Options returns can average up over 80% for some investors.  

What is the biggest downside to these trading strategies?  Well the most obvious is that if you choose the wrong one you will be facing a loss of all of your investment.  The big risk involved in options investments is what makes many people shy away from them.  Your choices when it comes to buying call or put options are limited by the amount you have available for investment.  Aggressive investors feel like the payoff at the end of an options investment is worth the extra risk.  There are more cautious investors, however, who will not take this same approach. 

With the growing popularity of options  there have been changes to the type  which are being offered on Wall Street.  There are now many option contracts on thousands of publicly traded companies and stock indexes.  There are even options available on foreign indexes.  Many strong investors who were willing to take the risk have many a bundle on trading options.  Not all investors will have a personality designed to take such large gambles.  

Remember that options are short term strategy.  To make money trading options you will need to get the timing just right and be right about the direction the stock is taking.  When you are trading options time will work against you.