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.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Derivatives are financial contracts whose value is derived from an underlying asset. This asset can be a stock, index, ...

Symmio introduces symmetrical contracts and intent-based trading to unlock permissionless, capital-efficient derivatives on-chain—no centralized clearing, no order books, just smart contracts and pure ...

In January 2023, the market regulator issued a circular, permitting stock exchanges to introduce derivative contracts on ...

CFTC announces plans to integrate stablecoins as tokenized collateral in derivatives markets, aiming to enhance trading ...

SPXU is designed for -3x daily inverse S&P 500 exposure, making it suitable only for short-term speculation or hedging, not long-term investment. Holding SPXU over time leads to value erosion, due to ...

Crypto derivatives trading became bigger than ever in March, but its share in the total market activity declined for the sixth consecutive month, according to London-based digital assets data provider ...