Subscribers to Chart of the Week received this commentary on Sunday, August 27. Last week, COO and fearless leader Katie Schaeffer was chatting with me about our latest product, In-the-Money Countdown ...

As new traders flood the market, a return to the basics may help novices understand the fundamentals of options trading.

Picking the right options trading strategy for you will depend on what direction you think a stock’s price will go and your capacity to absorb losses. Buying an option, or “going long,” will have less ...

An option premium is the price paid by the buyer ... the option's premium stems mainly from the intrinsic value. For example, deep out-of-the-money options that are expiring in one trading day would ...

Options trading is the buying and selling of options contracts in the market, usually on a public exchange. Options are often the next level of security that new investors learn about following their ...

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 ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MAPsignals.com, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market ...

Retail options trading exploded in 2020 as stimulus money flooded into the bank accounts of many retail investors stuck at home with little to do. As a result, certain stocks (especially the tech ...

Investors in Western Digital Corp (Symbol: WDC) saw new options become available this week, for the March 2025 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to ...

Intrinsic value is the current worth of an option if exercised now; time value decreases as expiration nears. Theta measures the daily decrease in an option's time value as it approaches its ...

Investors in VNET Group Inc (Symbol: VNET) saw new options become available this week, for the November 21st expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ...

Figuring out taxes on your options trades can be complex, but there are legal ways to reduce what you owe. Successful investing in options can generate both income and capital gains. Once you’ve made ...