"More important than options is the ability to use margin...."
I don't ever dip into margin (being an SGR shareholder provides me with with all the excitement I need), but I took a look at TDW's margin requirements and found to my surprise that SGR is marginable, even on the TSX-V. TSX Venture stocks over $3.00 have a margin requirement of 75%. This compares to 50% for TSX listed stocks.