An investor would sell a put option if their outlook on the underlying was bullish and would sell a call option if their ...

Learn about the financial implications when an option reaches its strike price, and the concepts of moneyness, intrinsic value, and why "at the money" matters for investors.

Options trading can be complex, and the trading jargon may confuse even experienced investors and traders. Two of the most common options contracts to understand are call and put options. Here’s what ...

In the financial world, options come in one of two flavors: calls and puts. The way that calls and puts function is actually fairly simple. Call options grant buyers the right, not obligation, to ...

Silver and gold volatility reached the 99th percentile, with SLV IV at 110 and GLD IV at 42.5, creating high premiums. Read ...

In my recent story about "zero days to expiration" options, I focused primarily on the danger of this risky part of the market. But the piece generated a lot of member questions about options in ...

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Walmart Inc (Symbol: WMT). So this week we highlight one interesting put ...

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

Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Caterpillar Inc. (Symbol: CAT). So this week we highlight one interesting put ...