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.

Explore how to buy option spreads. This approach reduces risk by selling a less expensive option and buying another, aiming ...

Bear put spreads limit loss to net debit, capping maximum at difference between two puts. This strategy suits investors expecting a slight stock/index drop due to specific events. Profit potential is ...

To construct a short put spread, you would first identify a chart level that has served as support in the past A long put spread is a bearish options strategy that is usually initiated when the trader ...

Overlay Shares implements the strategy through put spreads, pairing each short put with a lower-strike long put to establish ...

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 ...

A bull put spread is an options strategy where you sell a put option at a higher price and buy one at a lower price for the same asset and expiration date. This helps generate income and limits losses ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's a terrifying time to be a market maker these days. Recently, the University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index for April plunged to 50.4, its lowest reading since June 2022. It also ...