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 may sound risky and complex for beginner investors, but there are some basic strategies that even novices can ...

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Spot trading involves buying or selling an asset at its current market price for immediate delivery. Futures trading uses contracts to set a price and delivery date for a future transaction, allowing ...

Spot trading is the simplest: You buy and own Bitcoin outright. Futures trading is a bet on future prices with higher risks and rewards. Options trading gives you flexibility: You can buy if it ...

President Donald Trump's auto and retaliatory tariffs on key U.S. trading partners are contributing to market volatility. Trump also recently noted he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from countries ...

CME’s XRP futures surpass $18.3B in four months, with growing institutional demand and new options set to expand regulated ...

A group of elite firms have transformed trading into a match of the best algorithms—often won by nano-seconds. The Financial Times recently published a fascinating series of long-reads titled “The New ...

SharpLink Gaming's common stock has been approved for options trading on the Nasdaq Options Market, enhancing investor access and potentially increasing liquidity in the Company’s shares. The approval ...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced that it will implement stricter position limits in derivatives trading, enhanced monitoring and revised norms for position in a stock ...