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.

While many are familiar with buying stocks in hopes of profiting, the strategies for benefiting from price declines are often less understood. Two powerful tools in the bearish (pessimistic) ...

Meta Platforms (META) stock has done well since its earnings release. Its out-of-the-money (OTM) put options still have high premium levels. This is ideal for short-sellers as an income play, ...

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, ...

A snapshot of the top strategies to make money from a highly volatile market Heading into the new year, traders expecting more volatile markets may want to refresh their approach. Discover the top ...

After we enter a short strangle, we go into position management mode. When movements in share value remain moderate we don't have a directional exposure to the underlying. We just capture time value ...

Recent Chinese stimulus has driven Alibaba stock up, validating my recommendation to buy long-dated call options for explosive upside while capping downside. With BABA's implied volatility at extreme ...

Microsoft (MSFT) reports its Q4 results in two weeks. It could show strong free cash flow results just as it did in Q3. As a result, MSFT stock could be worth $519 per share, or 35% higher. Given the ...

Over $27 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options expire on Deribit, marking the largest crypto derivatives reset ever.

Although the technology sector suffered some anxious trading following long stretches of upside, certain standout names — including Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) and its blistering forward outlook — helped ...