With market volatility on the rise, put premiums are highly elevated, so it’s a good time to check in on Barchart’s Naked Put ...

A debit spread is an options strategy that involves the purchase and sale of the same class of options with the same expiration date but different strike prices. Right now, this may sound confusing, ...

As new traders flood the market, a return to the basics may help novices understand the fundamentals of options trading. Stock options are contracts that represent the right to buy (or sell) shares of ...

It’s not often that we can make money even when our underlying investment goes down in price. But one simple option strategy has the power to do just that. In fact, this strategy has consistently ...

A large institutional options fund may have contributed to some of the recent volatility in the S&P 500.

A collar options strategy protects stock holdings from significant losses while limiting potential gains. Investors create a collar by owning shares of a stock. They then purchase a put option below ...

On May 19, we discussed whether Target might finally be making a bearish-to-bullish reversal ahead of earnings. As the next quarterly earnings release approaches, many of the points we made then ...

Options trading has become increasingly popular in recent years, and we thought it was time to update our intern's guide for U.S. options to help you understand options and how options markets work.