Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Learn the benefits and risks of options and how to start trading options Reviewed by Samantha Silberstein Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug An option is a contract giving the buyer the right—but not ...

Outperformance options, also known as exchange or spread options are exotic derivatives that allow an investor to gain leveraged exposure to the percentage price performance of one security or index ...

If your analytics tell you a bear market is ahead, you might be thinking about trying to make money from the market with a short call options strategy. Effectively, you are putting up your bet about ...

Covered calls are a common investment strategy. This strategy involves owning stocks and selling call options on them. By selling call options, investors earn extra income from option premiums while ...

With the end of the year approaching, investors may be interested in refreshing their portfolios. Now is a good time to consider options and dig deeper into how buying calls differs from buying a ...

Here we take a look at whether unusually elevated Nasdaq-100 (NDX) option skew can serve as a bullish signal for future market performance. Specifically, we focus on periods when 30-day 10% out-of-the ...

If you’re bullish on a particular security but don’t have a lot of capital to invest, a long call option strategy might be the best way for you to make that investment. Long call options use leverage, ...