Earnings season is in full swing, with Wall Street awaiting reports from several Big Tech names this week. While fast approaching, there's still time to speculate on volatility using options. One way ...

The risk with options straddles and options strangles is limited Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied ...

Before getting into the merits of each of these puts for a covered strangle, let’s consider what this options strategy is all about. The covered strangle combines two option strategies: a Covered Call ...

Freeport-McMoRan stock displays close to the highest level of implied volatility seen for this stock in the last 12 months. That usually suggests a time to collect rich premiums by selling options.

While directional trading involves making bets on the price movements of an underlying asset, non-directional trading is a unique approach that focuses on generating profits from volatility and time ...

When traders first start using options, they often employ them either as a way to take a directional view on an asset (buying a call if they expect it to rise or a put if they expect it to fall) or as ...