Unlock the secrets of hedging with puts and calls to safeguard your investments. Find the optimal times to buy and sell under market fluctuations for reduced risk.

Swap futures may offer market participants greater hedging options, while divergent block trading rules could have a significant impact on liquidity, a report has stated. Swap futures may offer market ...

An investor would sell a put option if their outlook on the underlying was bullish and would sell a call option if their outlook on a specific asset was bearish.

From alpha generation to portfolio resilience, a new era of options investing is unfolding as institutions turn to derivatives to navigate risk, boost returns, and unlock dynamic strategies in a ...

Retail options volume is surging. One startup wants to make it fun. Another wants to make it comprehensible. Both are betting on very different kinds of traders.

Options on BlackRock's popular iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) began trading on the Nasdaq Tuesday, ushering in a new way to trade and speculate on the price of bitcoin. IBIT traded 73,000 options ...

The Black-Scholes model remains the 2026 gold standard for pricing trillions in derivatives. It uses five key data points: stock price, strike, time, interest rates, and volatility. This math-heavy ...

Trading options can be a useful, conservative strategy for experienced investors. For those just starting out, Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner says options are more like gambling -- and that's not a good ...

A comprehensive guide for trading options on the VIX, a key metric reflecting market volatility expectations for the S&P 500 over the next 30 days. It covers the unique aspects of VIX options, ...