The combination of greater accessibility, better education and highly unpredictable markets makes options an essential part ...

From a sentiment perspective, a massive amount of put open interest at a particular price point is indicative of climactic ...

Options assignment is a process in options trading that involves fulfilling the obligations of an options contract. It occurs when the buyer of an options contract exercises their right to buy or sell ...

Unusual options activity (UOA) occurs when specific options contracts trade at volumes far exceeding their historical averages, often signaling that institutional traders or informed investors are ...

An options contract gives you the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a predetermined price on or before a specified date. This predetermined amount is known as the ...

Futures and options are types of financial derivatives that provide the right to buy or sell other securities, such as stocks, bonds and commodities. They’re called derivatives because the price of ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...