Learn the benefits and risks of options and how to start trading options Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, ...

Options trading can be one of the lowest-risk ways to profit from the stock market. But getting started trading options can be challenging. That's why we've created an options trading tutorial that ...

There is a lot of technical jargon that is specific to the options market. For a beginner who is aiming to learn how to trade options, understanding these technical terms is crucial to optimizing ...

Call options are a type of option that increases in value when a stock rises. They’re the best-known kind of option, and they ...

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Stock traders may already be familiar with the concept of volatility, which refers to the propensity of a security's price to move higher or lower. In the world of stocks, volatility is often ...

Volatility is a major factor in equity and option investments, and the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX), has been a popular and carefully-watched indicator almost from the ...