A put option is a financial contract that provides an investor the right (but not obligation) to sell a stock at a designated price prior to an expiration date. Learn more about put options and how ...

Depending on how you think a stock might move, put options can help you make money if your view comes true. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

A popular strategy to protect your portfolio from bear markets is the so-called "protective put" strategy. To execute this, investors buy puts on stocks that they already own to protect their downside ...

If you’re looking to generate income in the stock market, two option strategies often surface: covered calls and cash-secured puts. They’re both considered conservative by options standards and can ...

Options are an increasingly popular way for traders to play the market, and it’s no surprise why. Options let you make some big money if you’re right, potentially multiplying your money, perhaps in ...

Derivatives like options can be risky securities to trade especially if you don’t have a strategy. For many traders during the pandemic years, options were used to speculate on volatile stocks. But ...

Selling cash secured puts on stocks an investor is happy to take ownership of is a great way to generate some extra income. A cash-secured put involves writing an at-the-money or out-of-the-money put ...

Market volatility is on the rise and that means option premiums are higher than normal. High volatility means high option premiums for many stocks. Implied volatility rank, or IV Rank for short, is a ...

Tesla stock has been falling over the past month. That has pushed up put option premiums. Meanwhile, analyst price targets are significantly higher. As a result, it makes sense to short ...

With market volatility on the rise, put premiums are highly elevated, so it’s a good time to check in on Barchart’s Naked Put Screener. First, let’s find some stocks with above average implied ...

With markets looking very bullish these days, it’s a good time to look at our Naked Put Screener. But first, let’s find some stocks with above average implied volatility. Implied volatility rank, or ...