What Is a Protective Put? A protective put is an options trading strategy that aims to protect against potential loss in an investor's asset, like a stock position. Put options give you the right to ...

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The protective (or "married") put is a good, solid, utilitarian choice for most of your hedging needs. Whenever you'd like to limit the downside risk on a stock holding -- or even lock in some paper ...

The stock market has been volatile over the past few weeks, notching record highs before pivoting lower following a Big Tech slump, then higher again after the Federal Reserve noted interest rate cuts ...

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 ...

Consistent market volatility has become the new normal for traders. Everything from geopolitical conflicts to erratic policy decisions to unprecedented news cycles has markets swinging in ways that ...