You already have the underlying fundamentals. Try

You already have the underlying fundamentals. Try a safe stock like Google or Apple to get a feel. Buy a few call contracts (1contract = 100 shares) or if you feel the price will go down buy some put contracts (same as shorting). For instance if you buy 1 contract of AAPL at 3 months out, Feb 22, for a strike price of $525.00 you'll pay $2385.00 plus commissions. If you buy 100 shares outright you'll pay $51, 249.00 outright plus commissions. Here's where volatility is the name of the game. LEARN THE GREEKS IN PARLANCE. If however, you expect a stock to remain flat, write some puts or calls, they'll expire out of the money. This is like getting a sizable dividend on your underlying stock that you own.