When you become more sophisticated as an options investor, you start needing to understand more complicated options valuation metrics like "the Greeks," a group of options equations named after Greek ...

Trading options is something you might consider if you’re interested in provided you’re an active trader. This speculative investment strategy involves buying the right to buy or sell a security, ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

In the world of options, letters of the Greek alphabet (known as "option Greeks," or simply "the Greeks") are used to describe the changes in option premiums that result from the interplay among the ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Options trading is booming and, according to the New York Stock Exchange, peaked in July 2022 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic with a 48 per cent increase in participation. The exchange stated ...