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An option is a contract that allows the buyer to buy or sell shares of stock at an agreed-upon price. Investors can get outsized returns by using options instead of simply owning stocks. Be forewarned ...

What will a stock be worth at a future date? Buying a call option bets on “more.” Selling a call bets on “less.” Here are 3 examples of call options trading. Many, or all, of the products featured on ...

Options traders employ several trading strategies, but they all have the same objective: to make a profit. It’s possible to make money with options trading, and knowing how to calculate profitability ...

Options provide a different kind of opportunity than trading stocks directly. An option gives an investor the right to buy or sell a stock at a future date and at a predetermined price. Options give ...

Options trading is the practice of buying or selling options contracts. Whether you buy or sell depends on how you think a stock will perform over a specific period of time. Many, or all, of the ...

Stock and options markets have both seen consistent increases in liquidity over the past 30 years as automation reduces costs, improves position hedging for professionals and expands accessibility to ...

Options trading has exploded in popularity over the past several years, and there are no signs of slowing down. More than 1.2 billion options contracts were executed in the U.S. in March alone, an ...

The options market can seem to have a language of its own. To the average investor, there are likely a number of unfamiliar terms, but for an individual with a short options position—someone who has ...

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Your first assignment: decoding this important options term before you start trading. The options market can seem to have a language of its own. To the average investor, there are likely a number of ...