Options trading is often used to hedge stock positions, but traders can also use options to speculate on price movements. For example, a trader might hedge an existing bet made on the price increase ...

Every investor loves to talk about profits, but the best traders talk about protection. That’s the heart of hedging: managing risk before it manages you. In his video How to Hedge Your Portfolio with ...

Some traders looking to hedge risks in the high yield bond market, amid fears that an avalanche of Trump administration tariffs could push the US economy into recession, turned to options on ...

I last wrote on ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM) more than a month ago (on March 17, 2025). That article, titled “ZIM Integrated Shipping Q4: Forget About Dividends, Time To Monitor Cash ...

The technology sector has been a primary driver of the U.S. stock market's rally in recent years, propelled by optimism surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor demand. However, ...

ETFs that use options have raked in around $5 billion in the last year, a sign that investors are growing more interested in alternative strategies that aim to protect or enhance their portfolios even ...