Options Trading

Option Premium – Everything You Need to Know

An option premium is the price paid by the buyer to the seller for an option contract. Premiums...

Expiration Date – Options Trading

The expiration date of an options contract is the last day at which the buyer may exercise his...

Optiona Advantages

Introducing Basic Examples of Trading Options — Calls and Puts

Options are contracts between a buyer, known as the option holder, and a seller, who is the option...

Greed & Gluttony Part #1: The Rise of 0DTE Options

Behind the art deco buildings and designer suits lies an insatiable appetite for more… …more… more profit… more...

Option chain

What is an Option Chain? How Do You Read Option Quotes?

An option chain is a matrix listing for a single underlying security that shows all of the available...

American vs European Options – The Similarities and Differences

Options can be divided into two broad categories: American-style options and European-style options. These two types of options...

Bull Call Spread and Bull Put Spread – Option Trading Strategies

The bull call spread and the bull put spread are option strategies used when an investor expects the...

Straddle vs Strangle – Option Trading Strategy

Straddles and strangles are option strategies that allow an investor to profit from significant price moves either upward...

Two Shocking Surprises from the ‘Twin Towers of Finance’

As part of a pre-conference event for FreedomFest, Alex Green (the chief investment strategist at the Oxford Club)...

LEAPS Options – What are they?

LEAPS, or long-term equity anticipation securities, are publicly traded option contracts with expiration dates that are longer than...