Learn the benefits and risks of options and how to start trading options Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, ...

Call options are a type of option that increases in value when a stock rises. They’re the best-known kind of option, and they allow the owner to lock in a price to buy a specific stock by a specific ...

Options: Basics and Strategies Start with learning about markets along with options and its trade types. Know about directional strategies and get a risk management orientation.

A stock option is a contract that gives you the right to buy or sell a stock at a certain price in the future. Stock options can be used to hedge against potential losses in your portfolio. Employee ...

Elvis Picardo is a regular contributor to Investopedia and has 25+ years of experience as a portfolio manager with diverse capital markets experience. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. This is a reminder that this weeks daily deal on Options is expiring this Sunday. I've included some option ...