Learn about backspreads, a trading strategy involving more purchased calls or puts than sold ones. Understand its workings and types for effective trading.

Investors in Envista Holdings Corp (Symbol: NVST) saw new options begin trading today, for the August 15th expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, ...

An option is a financial instrument whose value is tied to an underlying asset; this is known as a derivative. Instead of buying an asset, such as company stock, outright, an options contract allows ...

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) stock has been trading in a range for the last 2 months. Shorting out-of-the-money (OTM) put options has been one of the best plays. Right now, a one-month 4% OTM put provides a ...

Investors in Comcast Corp (Symbol: CMCSA) saw new options begin trading today, for the July 25th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the CMCSA options ...

Options trading has exploded in popularity over the past several years, and there are no signs of slowing down. More than 1.2 billion options contracts were executed in the U.S. in March alone, an ...