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.

Snowflake stock: Selling a spread could generate an almost 18% return in five months.

While semiconductor stalwart Nvidia (NVDA) has been a blisteringly strong performer, it also represents a source of confusion. Although NVDA stock is up roughly 169% year-to-date, it has struggled to ...

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

GOOY implements a covered Call (or Call Spread) strategy on Alphabet (GOOGL shares). GOOY massively underperformed GOOGL due to its capped upside and relatively low premiums collected for sold Calls ...

Typically, once you’ve had enough (fun or frustration) with a speculative enterprise like troubled semiconductor giant Intel (INTC), it’s usually best to part ways. However, the market still seems ...

Traders typically think of options as a way to quickly multiply their money, and sure, they can do that. But options can also be used to generate income, and they can offer lower-risk ways to provide ...

Its March 20 $29 put had the highest unusual options activity on the day with a Vol/OI (volume-to-open-interest) ratio of 210.16, 35% higher than the Alphabet (GOOG) option in second place. Pfizer is ...

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 ...

Trading options can be a complicated process. Information overload among the uninitiated is prevalent, as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible ...