In the financial world, options come in one of two flavors: calls and puts. The way that calls and puts function is actually ...

Have you ever heard about trading options, but didn’t know where to even begin? I’ll give you a quick introduction into option contract basics to get you started and lay out a basic trade. In later ...

Stock options provide traders and investors with an easy way to control the risk-to-reward profile of a trade or investment. While some aspects of options trading can be complicated, the basics are ...

Swing traders are constantly on the hunt for short-to-medium-term trades. The goal is to capitalize off of quick bursts in a stock’s price. And those with a particularly keen eye can get a big boost ...

Call options are financial contracts that give the holder the right – but not the obligation – to purchase an underlying stock or asset at a specified price at a specified time or up until that ...

Somebody asked me recently why I like trading options so much. I've been asked that question many times. And my typical answer has me listing all of the advantages that options provide over stocks.

Learning how to trade options helps expand your trading choices. It’s a powerful tool you can use to speculate on and hedge against market moves. But how do you know which strategy to use in a certain ...

An option contract is a form of financial asset known as a “derivative.” Purchasing an option contract it gives you the right to buy or sell some underlying asset on specific terms. You choose a price ...

Options are one of the more complicated facets of investing, and one of the subjects that listeners most often request us to cover on Industry Focus. On this week's Tech episode, we're taking the dive ...

U.S. markets have seen consistent growth in options trading over the past couple of decades. Contracts traded have increased in part because of new options being listed – with more choices for ...