For traders who thrive on quick decision-making and the adrenaline of fast-paced markets, options trading is best.

Many investors still think options are complicated, or overly risky. But one of the simplest and most powerful income-generating strategies is actually one that legendary value investor Warren Buffett ...

Binary options are a relatively new financial instrument. They came on the world in 2007 with the approval of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Ever since many traders prefer to ...

There are quite a few easy-to-implement options strategies for beginning traders Options strategies are great tools for diversification of your options trading portfolio. Diversification means that a ...

Options trading is the buying and selling of options contracts in the market, usually on a public exchange. Options are often the next level of security that new investors learn about following their ...

All week, we've been unpacking options strategies with cool names. Next up, the iron butterfly is a flexible options strategy that can be placed using call or put options, but each trade's risk and ...

Options trading allows investors to limit their risk and leverage their capital, but it can also expose them to amplified losses. It’s one of the most flexible trading styles because of the many ...

Put and call options are the building blocks of many options trading strategies. A call option gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock at a specified price (the strike price ...

Before diving into trading options with real money, a good first step for both novice and experienced traders is to practice their strategies and familiarize themselves with the platform they choose ...

"I use options to lower the overall risk of just owning long stock or index ETFs, and at times add additional yield/income through selling covered call options," says Scott Elisha, lead option ...

A version of this article was published in the January 2022 issue of Morningstar FundInvestor. Download a complimentary copy of FundInvestor by visiting the website. Though they can be complex and ...