Options techniques to maximize gains and lower risk in flat and volatile market conditions Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader.

In 19 of the last 20 trading sessions, corn closed within a tight range of $3.83 to $3.98. It seems farmers are willing to make sales at $4 and end users are willing to buy at or below $3.80. I expect ...

Earnings reports will flood the market next week. Could this be the juice the S&P 500 needs?

Options allow investors and traders to enter into positions and to make money in ways that are not possible simple by buying or selling short the underlying security. If you only trade the underlying ...

Who Can Straddle in Poker and What Must the Player Do? What Is a Straddle in Poker? A poker straddle is when someone is confident enough to make a bet before cards are dealt that doubles the stakes.

The following is an updated interview that originally appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of SENTIMENT magazine, and was reprinted in the market commentary from the July 2016 edition of The Option Advisor ...

Options strategies can seem complicated, but that's because they offer you a great deal of flexibility in tailoring your potential returns and risks to your specific needs. One interesting strategy ...

These stocks have options that are thriving in the low VIX environment Stock market volatility has been extremely low for some time now. A few weeks ago, I wrote about 2017 having the lowest average ...

The straddle is an options trading strategy, so named for the shape it makes on a pricing chart; your position literally “straddles” the price of the underlying asset. With the straddle, you trade on ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

The options market is priced for a one-day post earnings move in Tesla's stock that would be slightly bigger than usual over the longer term, but less than its more recent moves. An options strategy ...