In my recent story about "zero days to expiration" options, I focused primarily on the danger of this risky part of the market. But the piece generated a lot of member questions about options in ...

An option is a financial instrument whose value is tied to an underlying asset; this is known as a derivative. Instead of buying an asset, such as company stock, outright, an options contract allows ...

As such, exercising an in-the-money call option would allow the trader to buy shares at a discount to the current market ...

Put options are a type of option that increases in value as a stock falls. A put allows the owner to lock in a predetermined price to sell a specific stock, while put sellers agree to buy the stock at ...

Stock options in startup companies can be very profitable in the long term, but they come with special risks. Startup companies rely heavily on stock options to recruit, motivate, and retain the best ...