Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 established the ability for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the first time to negotiate prices for pharmaceutical products. Only a ...

Learn how price makers set prices, their market influence, different types, and the laws regulating them. Understand why price makers matter in monopolistic markets.

Strike prices determine if options like calls and puts gain or lose value. Options close to market price or "in the money" tend to be more expensive. Choosing strike prices affects the risk and cost ...

Price sensitivity measures how demand changes with price variations. Highly price-sensitive products often have readily available substitutes. Consumers can save by comparing prices on elastic goods ...