Schaeffer's Investment Research

Surging Mining, Defense Stocks Help Wall Street Recover

Stocks are trying to fight off another down day, as investors weigh the reaction to the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran ...

S&P 500 See-Saws As Geopolitical Tensions Build

The S&P 500 ( SPX) see-sawed during the trading week ending on Friday, 27 February 2026. The index ended the week at 6,878.88 ...

PBOC Steadies The Yuan, Denmark Calls Snap Election, Greens Win The U.K. Special Election

The US dollar is mostly softer today as North American participants enter the fray. Trading remains quiet and the general ...
Schaeffer's Investment Research

Noting the Difference Between Index Options and Stock Options

Index options offer access to a market with more liquidity. Index options offer cash settlements. Stock options offer inexpensive price options. Index options only offer a few choices that are ...

The S&P 500 is caught in an extremely narrow trading range. What's happening beneath the surface could decide where the index goes next.

The S&P 500 is caught in its narrowest trading range since 2018. Software stocks have sunk. Defensive names, including consumer staples stocks like Walmart and Costco, have rallied. Yet, despite all ...

India equity derivatives mkt trails US; shrinks more after Sebi curbs: NSE

A single S&P 500 (SPX) options contract has a notional value more than 31 times that of a Nifty 50 options contract ...