Covered calls and naked puts are two of the most popular options strategies for generating income. But for traders with ...

Options trading may sound risky and complex for beginner investors, but there are some basic strategies that even novices can consider to enhance returns and protect on the downside. Here, Telegraph ...

Investors in iShares Trust - iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: TLT) saw new options begin trading this week, for the June 2026 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an ...

Investors in Ouster Inc (Symbol: OUST) saw new options begin trading this week, for the December 19th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the OUST ...

An increasingly popular form of lending enables financial advisors and their clients to offset capital gains and find other ...

The Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) is one of many sentiment indicators we use at Schaeffer's to identify expectations for a stock, exchange-traded fund, or sector. The SOIR measures ...

I use VIX-based ETFs like VIXY and UVXY as surrogates for put options to benefit from rising volatility. SVXY acts like a call option for me, as it gains value when volatility drops and stocks ...

Elevated P/E ratios and low volatility signal investor complacency. Current volatility levels for all major indices (including the SP500, Nasdaq, Dow, and small caps) are well below historical ...

Options expiry creates volatility as traders lock profits, cut losses and reposition around large BTC and ETH contracts. Put-call ratios signal sentiment: Above 1 shows a bearish outlook, while below ...

As of the time of writing, 56,452 BTC call option contracts and 48,961 put option contracts were due for settlement, totalling a notional open interest of $11.62 billion, according to data source ...