Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Making wealth creation easy, accessible and transparent. Options allow you to make money in the stock market regardless of whether ...

Options trading is complex and comes with risks, so it’s important to find a reputable online broker to conduct transactions and ensure the safety of your capital. Reputable brokers offer trading ...

Chris Davis is a Managing Editor on the Investing team. As a writer, he covered the stock market, investing strategies and investment accounts, and as a spokesperson, he appeared on NBC Bay Area and ...

Our focus at Schaeffer’s is options trading. Even though an options contract’s value is based off of the underlying stock's price, a skilled stock picker is not always a profitable options trader. The ...

While stocks appeal to beginners and long-term investors, options can work well for active traders who appreciate flexibility. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

Options contracts give the right to buy or sell stock at set prices, potentially profitable. There are call (buy) and put (sell) options; employee stock options are typically call options. Options' ...

Mention stock options to most individual investors and the response is likely to be either a look of fear or bewilderment. Stock options, after all, are thought to be for traders, for those who like ...

Michael Logan is an experienced writer, producer, and editorial leader. As a journalist, he has extensively covered business and tech news in the U.S. and Asia. He has produced multimedia content that ...

Stephan Abraham is a marketing manager and winner of multiple vendor partnership awards. He has 18+ years of experience as a stock trader. Pete Rathburn is a copy editor and fact-checker with ...

With more information available and the ability to quickly trade options online, investors are becoming savvier with using options to speculate, hedge and create their own financial strategies using a ...

Options trading strategies help traders hedge their positions and can result in higher returns than stock trading. Options strategies can also help investors protect or enhance their return on an ...

The derivative income Morningstar Category netted over $25 billion in inflows in 2023, growing its asset base by half. Much of this investment went to JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF JEPI, which ...