Learn about the put calendar strategy, where traders sell a short-term put option and buy a longer-dated one, optimizing profit through time decay and volatility.

Selling puts is an oft-overlooked option trade that can pair well with long-term investing strategies under certain circumstances. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

Derivatives like options can be risky securities to trade especially if you don’t have a strategy. For many traders during the pandemic years, options were used to speculate on volatile stocks. But ...

What Is a Stock Option? A stock option is a contract giving its holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a stock at a given price before a specific date. There are two main types of ...

You’ve been looking to start another income stream and have your eye on a particular security. One problem: You don’t have the cash to buy it. So you’re considering diving into a short put options ...

In the financial world, options come in one of two flavors: calls and puts. The way that calls and puts function is actually fairly simple. Call options grant buyers the right, not obligation, to ...

Options trading can be complex, and the trading jargon may confuse even experienced investors and traders. Two of the most common options contracts to understand are call and put options. Here’s what ...

Discover why SPY put options offer a cost-effective hedge as CPI data may understate inflation and VIX signals market ...

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Want to broaden your investor playbook, but don't know how or where to start? Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre explains a specific segment of options trading: cash-secured puts.