Options are among the most popular vehicles for traders, because their price can move fast, making — or losing — a lot of money quickly. Options strategies can range from quite simple to very complex, ...

Learn about the Christmas tree options strategy, involving six call or put options with various strikes designed for traders expecting a neutral to bullish market trend.

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 ...

Hedging portfolios is complex; the primary concern is systemic risk, especially for clients holding indices like the S&P 500. This article covers a hedging strategy that employs options as an overlay ...

Option trading can deliver tremendous profits, but the flip side of those gains is the potential for tremendous losses, since ...