An option contract is a form of financial asset known as a “derivative.” Purchasing an option contract it gives you the right to buy or sell some underlying asset on specific terms. You choose a price ...

Put options are financial contracts that give the holder the right – but not the obligation – to sell an underlying stock or asset at a specified price (the strike price) within a certain time period.

Call options are financial contracts that give the holder the right – but not the obligation – to purchase an underlying stock or asset at a specified price at a specified time or up until that ...

In simple terms, a spread is an option strategy, or position, that is composed of both long option contracts and short option contracts on the same underlying security (or index). The two sides of the ...

Analyst's Disclosure: I am/we are long DAX, SPY. Various long and short positions disclosed within the introductory article, not covered by the disclosures available. Future articles will relate to a ...

This paper examines the return behavior surrounding option introduction for a sample of 331 firms with option listings from 1983 to 1990. Using a longer test window and a sample that comprises ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. My friend and colleague Brent Berarducci from Blacklion Capital Management has put together a video introduction ...

Another Bitcoin-linked product, another success story. This time, it's options tied to BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which went live on Nasdaq Tuesday giving them a one-day head start over ...