The bid-ask spread describes the gap between the price buyers are offering for a security and the price that sellers are ...

A bear put spread is a vertical spread that aims to profit from a stock declining in price. It has a bearish directional bias as hinted in the name. Unlike the bear call spread, it suffers from time ...

A bear spread is an options strategy for mildly bearish investors. It aims to capitalize on moderate declines in an underlying asset's price through put or call spreads.

Calendar spreads are an option trade that involves selling a short-term option and buying a longer-term option with the same strike. Traders can use calls or puts and they can be set up to be neutral, ...

In this article, we explore a quantitative approach to spread trading with a slightly different setup than the classic model. Typically, spread trading involves going long on one asset and ...

Explore the determinants of stock liquidity, including share volume and bid-ask spread, to understand how they affect trading ease and market impact.

Let’s start by stating the obvious. Commodities exist in the physical world. That means they are very different from stocks, bonds or cryptocurrencies. Those asset classes can move around the world ...

Have you ever heard of forex spread betting and wondered what it is all about? If you’re interested in trading in the foreign exchange market, spread betting could be a useful tool for you to consider ...

Leveraged trading with spread betting and contracts for difference (CFDs) isn’t for everyone. It certainly won’t form the core of a strategy for most MoneyWeek readers. However, for some people, short ...