The primary use of equity options has always been hedging, a strategy that essentially acts as insurance With only a small initial investment, equity options allow a trader to control a much more ...

Equity index options are contracts that give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying index ...

Election year equities market returns are lower, on average, than other years and traders must consider policy risks Equity options trading is rising, and several strategies can assist traders in ...

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A data-driven loo at 2025's top four-week straddle stocks Options trading continues to grow in 2025, setting another record ...

An option gives traders the right, but not the obligation, to trade the underlying asset that it is linked to. Whether the underlying asset moves up or down in value, an options straddle is a trading ...

WAYNE, PA — Hartford Funds announced the launch of the Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF (Cboe: HEMI), an actively managed ...

Options on futures are derivative contracts that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a futures contract at a specific price on or before a certain date. The primary use ...