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.

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An increasingly popular form of lending enables financial advisors and their clients to offset capital gains and find other tax savings.