Retail options volume is surging. One startup wants to make it fun. Another wants to make it comprehensible. Both are betting ...

Up-and-in options are barrier options activated by reaching a price level. They offer unique opportunities for investors to ...

Mention stock options to most individual investors and the response is likely to be either a look of fear or bewilderment. Stock options, after all, are thought to be for traders, for those who like ...

Options assignment is a process in options trading that involves fulfilling the obligations of an options contract. It occurs when the buyer of an options contract exercises their right to buy or sell ...

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 ...

One common way to help increase investment returns is to use deep in the money call options. These options have strike prices much lower than the current market price of the asset, giving them high ...

Implied volatility, time decay, and delta all play crucial roles in option prices As you may well be aware, it's very common for option players to close out their trades without ever touching the ...

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Nano options are a darling in the investment world. They are the first exchange-listed, one-multiplier option in the history of options trading. Designed to make it easier to trade in S&P 500 options, ...