Learn how to trade weekly options, understand key differences from monthly options, and use smart strategies to boost short-term trading success. Options trading is taking the stock market by storm.

As new traders flood the market, a return to the basics may help novices understand the fundamentals of options trading. Stock options are contracts that represent the right to buy (or sell) shares of ...

U.S. stocks were higher in the final hour of trading Friday, with all three major indexes clinging to gains. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were headed for their best week since early January.