Anheuser-Busch stock shows higher implied volatility than normal. Options traders can take advantage via a short strangle.
One of the fastest ways new options traders lose money has nothing to do with the market. It’s strategy confusion. Most ...
An options strangle is a strategy to profit from price swings in either direction of an underlying asset. How does an options strangle work and what are the risks and rewards involved? Benzinga ...
Do you believe a stock is set to move sharply in the next few days, weeks or months? You don’t have to guess the direction if you initiate a strangle or a straddle. These options trading strategies ...
When traders first start using options, they often employ them either as a way to take a directional view on an asset (buying a call if they expect it to rise or a put if they expect it to fall) or as ...
Put and call options are the building blocks of many options trading strategies. A call option gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock at a specified price (the strike price ...
Options allow for greater flexibility when it comes to expressing a wide variety of market outlooks. Implied volatility tends to rise into earnings events, providing options sellers with potential ...
Picking the right options trading strategy for you will depend on what direction you think a stock’s price will go and your capacity to absorb losses. Buying an option, or “going long,” will have less ...
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, ...
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 ...