Friday's monthly options expiration is likely to exposeU.S. stocks to greater swings in either direction in coming days, ...

Learn how the stock replacement strategy lets investors use call options to match stock gains with less capital, offering ...

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.

High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through ...

Up-and-in options are barrier options activated by reaching a price level. They offer unique opportunities for investors to ...

What Is a Stock Option? A stock option is a contract giving its holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a stock at a given price before a specific date. There are two main types of ...

Options trading is the practice of buying or selling options contracts. Whether you buy or sell depends on how you think a stock will perform over a specific period of time. Many, or all, of the ...

Happy New Year to all my Barchart readers. I hope you took some time over the past couple of weeks to unplug from your phone and enjoy conversations with friends and family. Between Hanukkah and ...

Nano options are a darling in the investment world. They are the first exchange-listed, one-multiplier option in the history of options trading. Designed to make it easier to trade in S&P 500 options, ...

Implied volatility, time decay, and delta all play crucial roles in option prices As you may well be aware, it's very common for option players to close out their trades without ever touching the ...