All Star Charts' chief options strategist Sean McLaughlin joins Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre, who also ...

Trading options is a lot like trading stocks, but there are important differences. Unlike stocks, options come in two types (calls and puts) and these options are contracts (rather than shares) that ...

Options trading is the buying and selling of options contracts in the market, usually on a public exchange. Options are often the next level of security that new investors learn about following their ...

Looking for the best options trading courses? Try Benzinga’s Proprietary Options Trading Service and get SMS & Email alerts. An option contract gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to ...

So today, let’s go over the basics. When option trading, you will use a security or derivative in an existing or anticipated position and speculate on the value of the asset. Options are widely ...

Day trading options is a popular strategy for traders who seek to take advantage of short-term market fluctuations. Options are financial derivatives that give the holder the right, but not the ...

More people than ever are learning how to trade options. But knowing the basics of options trading is only half the battle: You need to know how to find the best options trades to make money. That’s ...

One phrase that is a critical part of this options trading language is “assignment.” Simply defined, the assignment of an option refers to the fulfillment of the options contract by the seller.

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From the covered call to the iron butterfly, here are 10 of the most popular strategies that every investor can use to their benefit in options trading.