From the covered call to the iron butterfly, here are 10 of the most popular strategies that every investor can use to their benefit in options trading.

While trading options can be an incredibly lucrative exercise thanks to the underlying leverage, the practice is also wildly ...

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

Selling and buying options with zero days to expiration can be risky. There's a strategy for trading options that's generating quite a bit of buzz: trading an option contract with zero days to ...

Subscribers to Chart of the Week received this commentary on Sunday, August 27. Last week, COO and fearless leader Katie Schaeffer was chatting with me about our latest product, In-the-Money Countdown ...

Options traders employ several trading strategies, but they all have the same objective: to make a profit. It’s possible to make money with options trading, and knowing how to calculate profitability ...

In options trading, assessing intrinsic and extrinsic value can help determine an option's price. Intrinsic value shows the profit from immediate exercise, while extrinsic value accounts for factors ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MAPsignals.com, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market ...

Our focus at Schaeffer’s is options trading. Even though an options contract’s value is based off of the underlying stock's price, a skilled stock picker is not always a profitable options trader. The ...

Looking for the best options trading YouTube channels? Trading options successfully typically takes research, patience and strategic thinking, as well as the ability to take appropriate risks based on ...

Intrinsic value is the current worth of an option if exercised now; time value decreases as expiration nears. Theta measures the daily decrease in an option's time value as it approaches its ...

Investors in Ouster Inc (Symbol: OUST) saw new options become available this week, for the February 2026 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, ...