Explore 10 essential options strategies every investor should know, from basic calls and puts to advanced spreads, risks, rewards, and real-world use cases explained.

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Now right between its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, Amazon stock could be a good candidate for a short strangle trade.

A synthetic short strategy allows investors to simulate risk/reward Savvy traders know that selling a stock short isn't without its downsides. Namely, you have to borrow shares from a broker. However, ...

The Bull Strangle Newsletter, released weekly, shares a trading strategy that has achieved a documented 76% trade win rate and outperformed the S&P 500 by 240% since inception. The strategy combines ...

Bitcoin BTC $111,871.59 investors looking to generate extra income in addition to their spot market holdings should consider setting a "covered strangle" options strategy, research firm 10X, which has ...

The option income strategy gained momentum last week. YieldMax SQ Option Income Strategy ETF SQY, YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF NVDY and YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF MRNY were ...

Option-selling ETFs, like XDTE, generate income by selling call options but face similar downside risks as stocks with limited upside potential, making them unsuitable for capital preservation without ...

You’ve been looking to start another income stream and have your eye on a particular security. One problem: You don’t have the cash to buy it. So you’re considering diving into a short put options ...