With options trading, brokers quantify different levels of risk exposure for different types of option plays and traders must be approved for each level. The level is based on the…

Options are a market of derivatives that gives traders the right to buy or sell shares of stock over a set time period at a specific strike price for the…

The options market presents both great opportunities for gains but also the potential for the risks of losses. Here are ten things that I learned quickly through experience that all…

Covered calls are an income strategy for traders and investors to earn money on stocks they hold. Covered Call Writing Covered call writing is an appropriate strategy in a bull…

When implied volatility for options pricing is high it is usually the best risk/reward ratio to look at selling option premium with strategies like iron condors, credit spreads and short…

Here are twelve powerful options trading strategies every option trader should understand how to execute. Links included in the option play names to articles explaining each strategy with graphics. Bull…

Selling put options is one way to get paid to buy the stock you want at the price you are waiting on. How does selling put options work? The way…

Here is a list of the best options trading books based on Amazon sales, reviews, ratings and author popularity. It is important to have a full understanding of the options market…

Option contracts pricing consists of both the extrinsic value and intrinsic value that combine to create what each strike price and expiration is worth in an option chain. Extrinsic value…

What are covered puts? A covered put is created when put options are sold that correlates with a short stock position already being held or opened as a sell/write at…