In our last column, we began to explore the wealth of information hiding in the Option Chain. We defined the columns and we went through the information to be had from the "symbol," "last," "change," ...

Individual investors have more investment options than they often realize: namely stock options. Options allow you to make money whether the stock market is going up, down or sideways because, just as ...

Trading stock options requires you to add a few new terms to your personal investing lexicon. Below are a few of the basic option terms that might be unfamiliar to rookies. For more information on ...

The options market is growing fast. But it can sometimes be a tricky market to understand, especially for those who are more familiar with trading things like stocks and ETFs. In the video above, ...

Very often the success of an options trade will be strongly influenced by how carefully the entry and exit prices are negotiated. The gain or loss of $.10 per share in a stock trade is usually ...

Options on an index like the Nasdaq-100 (ticker symbol NDX) are incredibly useful. They can be used to express nearly any market outlook from very bullish to moderately bullish, to sideways, to any ...

The simple foundations of what can quickly become incredibly complex investments. Options may seem like an incredibly complicated investment tool. And certainly, if you're not careful with them, you ...

Welcome to Option Basics, a series designed to help beginners dive into the world of option trading. Each week, we'll tackle a different piece of the option puzzle, and in no time, you'll be an expert ...

One of the main things that makes options attractive to some investors is the flexibility they can provide during a variety of market conditions. Regardless of whether the market is going up, down, or ...