Futures Lookup   Quote Chart Opinion Profile Markets Futures Forex Funds Signals Sectors My Quotes Education Member Sign-In: › Subscriber Login › Member Benefits Markets Overview: › Market Indices › Exchange Funds › Market Momentum › 52 Week Highs › 52 Week Lows › Volume Leaders › Percent Advances › Percent Declines › Price Advances › Price Declines › Price Volume › Volume Advances › Highs / Lows › What's Hot › What's Not  Stock Options  Market Snapshot  Rankings  Commentary  Education  Glossary › IB Times News › Funds › Signals › Sectors Options Education Featured Sponsor:  LEAPs Long-term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS) are options that don't expire for at least 9 months and can have expiration 2 or 3 years out. Once an option's expiration gets closer than 9 months, they become plain options again with an entirely new ticker symbol. Be this as it may, LEAPS are in every way an option. Their expirations are a long way off and that makes them prime candidates for long-term plays and secure bets for shorter-term trades. For traders with a traditional buy and hold orientation, options usually carry with them the stigma of being short-term trading tools with tax consequences. LEAPS, by the very nature of long-term expiration dates help to overcome this stigma. It isn't unusual for LEAPS traders to hold a position for more than a year. Plus, LEAPS have the added benefit of giving a trader significantly more time to be right about a market move. Back to Top    Barchart Marketplace  »» Barchart.com © Copyright 2008, Barchart.com User agreement applies. Data provided by ddfplus and subject to terms of use and privacy policy. |  Webmaster Tools  |  Advertising  |  Suggestions Box  |  About Barchart.com  |  Support  | Press Ctrl+P to print this page   Data and information is provided for informational purposes only, and is not intended for trading purposes. Neither Barchart.com Inc. nor its data provider (ddfplus) shall be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. By accessing the Barchart.com Inc. web site, a user agrees not to redistribute the information found therein. Press Ctrl+D to bookmark this page - Set www2.barchart.com as your Home Page All Equities and Futures data is delayed according to exchange rules. NYSE and AMEX at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq at least 15 minutes. CME and CBOT at least 10 minutes. NYBOT, NYMEX and COMEX at least 30 minutes.