Put options are a type of option that increases in value as a stock falls. A put allows the owner to lock in a predetermined price to sell a specific stock, while put sellers agree to buy the ...

But advanced traders like the ability of options to fine-tune their risk exposure, letting them take the exact risks they ...

One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 539 days until expiration the newly available contracts represent a possible ...

A huge, unusual volume in Palantir Technologies (PLTR) put options may signal a near-term peak in PLTR stock. It has doubled ...

our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the COF options chain for the new February 2025 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the ...

Two more popular options strategies are cash-secured puts and covered calls, where options are written and balanced with cash or stock to minimize risk. While these strategies are similar in risk ...

Puts and calls are two types of options contracts or derivatives commonly used in the world of finance. These contracts give the owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an ...

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range ...

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However, an option is not actually an investment in an underlying asset. Instead, it's what's called a derivative: a contract between two or more parties whose value is based on, or derives ...

With the latest weekly options expiration, we have our short puts on AT&T expiring worthless, though this trade started out as a short strangle. Positive buyback news from AT&T's investor day ...