Stock Option Trading Education
- Call Options & Naked Call Writing: A call option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy the underlying stock or... read more
- Options Listed on Multiple Exchanges: Multi-Listed Stock Optionsare stock that have options that are listed on more than one exchange.... read more
- 10 up Option Market Definition: Ten-up Option Market - Market Makers provide liquidity and they are members of the exchange. They... read more
- Butterfly Option Spreads: In a Butterfly Spreadstrategy, all of the expiration months are the same. A trader buys a call... read more
- Diagonal Option Spread: A Diagonal Spread is an option spread where the trader buys a longer-term option and sells a... read more
- : An option contract gives the buyer of the option the right, but not the obligation to buy (call)... read more
- Married Puts Options Strategy: In a married puts option strategy, the investor owns shares of stock and purchases an equal number... read more
- LEAP Options & Expiration Dates: LEAP stock options have more than six months until expiration. They can have a lifespan of up to... read more
- Option Bid Definition: An option bid is the price an option buyer is willing to pay for the option. If the stock option... read more
- Time Premiums, Value and Volatility: A time premium is the amount by which the price of a stock option exceeds its intrinsic value. If... read more
- Derivatives & Underlying Stock Option Value: A derivative in the context of finance is a contract whose value is dependent on another... read more
- Time Decay and Options: Stock options are a wasting asset. From the day you purchase them, their value goes down if the... read more
- Put Option & Equity Puts: A put option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell the underlying stock or... read more
- Accelerated Time Decay: Accelerated Time Decay refers to options that have less than a month to maturity decay at an... read more
- Index Options and Indices: Index options include baskets of stocks that are combined from group or sector indices. The most... read more
