Learn the basics of options trading—what calls and puts are, how options work, and strategies to hedge or speculate—with practical examples for beginners.

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 ...

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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Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Michael Logan is an experienced writer, producer, and editorial leader. As a ...

Option pricing is calculated using the Black-Scholes model, which takes four influential factors into account: the price of an underlying stock (assuming constant drift and volatility), an option’s ...

A stock option is a contract that gives you the right to buy or sell a stock at a certain price in the future. Stock options can be used to hedge against potential losses in your portfolio. Employee ...