Options trading has become increasingly popular in recent years, and we thought it was time to update our intern's guide for U.S. options to help you understand options and how options markets work.

Overlay Shares implements the strategy through put spreads, pairing each short put with a lower-strike long put to establish a defined-risk options overlay.

Index options are derivatives that allow traders to speculate on the direction of the overall market. For example, the S&P 500® Index represents 500 large-cap companies and serves as a reflection of ...

The growth of options, especially on indices and exchange-traded funds, has become an important market dynamic, according to Larry McDonald, author of the Bear Trap Report. In fact, he cites this ...

Welcome to the Nasdaq Index Options Insights Hub, the go-to resource for retail investors seeking comprehensive education on index options. Access expert insights and strategies from Kevin Davitt, ...

Lynn Strongin Dodds talks to Charlie Ryder, Manager, Regulatory Affairs at the World Federation of Exchanges about the drivers behind the popularity of index options. It is easy to see why index ...

Investment solutions that were once tailored for institutional investors have now become accessible to the retail market. As individual retail traders become more knowledgeable, their investment ...

Higher volatility in the underlying asset generally leads to increased options volume, and the impetus behind recent market activity stems from the incumbent U.S. administration’s trade policy actions ...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - India’s market regulator on Thursday proposed changes to how limits on equity index option positions are set, moving away from using the total contract value to a method that better ...