It’s not often that we can make money even when our underlying investment goes down in price. But one simple option strategy has the power to do just that. In fact, this strategy has consistently ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

With Nvidia Corp.’s stock in record territory and up 22% so far this year, investors may be wondering what to do from here. For some, the recent positive momentum makes Nvidia shares a tempting buy, ...

As new traders flood the market, a return to the basics may help novices understand the fundamentals of options trading. Stock options are contracts that represent the right to buy (or sell) shares of ...

Options trading has become increasingly popular in recent years, and we thought it was time to update our intern's guide for U.S. options to help you understand options and how options markets work.

The modern trading landscape has changed. Retail traders concentrated in broad indices are more vulnerable than ever as performance benchmarks are increasingly driven by a relatively small cadre of ...

In January, we published a bullish article on LyondellBasell (LYB) that highlighted its turnaround potential and said that the chemical maker appeared poised for a bearish-to-bullish reversal, which ...

A large institutional options fund may have contributed to some of the recent volatility in the S&P 500. That fund is expected to reset its positions on Tuesday, which could mean the market is in ...

A debit spread is an options strategy that involves the purchase and sale of the same class of options with the same expiration date but different strike prices. Right now, this may sound confusing, ...