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 index funds provide broad market exposure to credit and interest rate (duration) risk, they do not take advantage of a persistent market inefficiency called the volatility risk premium. OVT uses ...

While index funds provide broad market exposure to credit and interest rate risk, they do not take advantage of a persistent market inefficiency called the Volatility Risk Premium, which occurs due to ...

Options are an increasingly popular way for traders to play the market, and it’s no surprise why. Options let you make some big money if you’re right, potentially multiplying your money, perhaps in ...

Let’s just get down to it: market makers badly mispriced Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) options, specifically bear put spreads, creating a phenomenon I have termed “risk inversion.” Such undercurrents rarely ...

YieldBoost ETFs are structured to help investors manage long-term income strategies within their portfolios. Global investment firm GraniteShares says its options-based put-spread strategy aims to ...

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Traders that think AppLovin will stay above 660 for the next few weeks could have recently sold a Jan. 16-expiration 660-650 bull put spread for around $1.60. Selling this spread would generate ...

A bear call spread is an options strategy where you sell a call option at one strike price and buy another at a higher strike price for the same stock and expiration. This approach caps both potential ...

This analysis explores such tools using Tesla’s stock movement in 2025 as an example. During the selloff, Tesla approached key technical support levels, while options market sentiment appeared to turn ...

Gold has been on a lot of investors' minds recently. Rightfully so. After an unrelenting run-up over the summer, bullion prices ushered in autumn with a wobble that really worried gold bulls. Worry ...

Although EV battery specialist QuantumScape enjoyed a sizable pop last week, sustainability concerns linger. Based on historical trends, options traders may be better served deploying a bear put ...