Dividend stocks often underperform S&P 500 Index ETFs in total return. Consider using option selling for higher income and lower risk. Selling cash-secured puts during market volatility could ...

One of the biggest traps new options traders fall into sounds logical on the surface: “If I trade cheaper options that expire sooner, my risk must be lower… right?” The shorter time frame certainly ...

Yields are drying up as rates are poised to move lower, but high-yield option trades remain interesting to us. SMH is a great candidate for selling put options. The underlying portfolio is high ...

While many are familiar with buying stocks in hopes of profiting, the strategies for benefiting from price declines are often less understood. Two powerful tools in the bearish (pessimistic) ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Michael is a former senior editor of investing and trading products for ...

A put option (or "put"), which gives the holder the right to sell, can be contrasted with a call option, which provides the holder with the right to buy the underlying security at a specified price, ...

At approximately $152.96 per share, Oracle stock (ORCL) is trading around 53% below its 52-week high. Do you believe ORCL stock is a solid long-term investment at current prices? What about at a 50% ...

CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 19: In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), the world's largest contract chipmaker, in front of a ...

Selling options can be risky, but I took on the risk for the education and amusement of my readers. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate ...

A cash-secured put position has a defined profit and loss profile. Here are the core formulas, with a worked example using a stock at $50.00 and a $47.50 strike put selling for $1.50 premium (30 days ...