Options 101

What a Tool — the Options Calculator

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Options calculators are valuable tool for novice options traders as they learn premium pricing.

Options Reinvent Sell in May Cliché

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Option traders should use income-producing trading strategies during slow summer months when volume and volatility dry up.

BATS Options Exchange Files for IPO

By OptionsZone Experts
The BATS Global exchange operator filed for an initial public offering. The BATS is one of nine options exchanges.

Bernanke Speak – Look for Proven Brands

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Trade established brands like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the conclusion drawn from the press conference by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Options Speak 101 — Meet the Greeks I

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Options traders would do well to learn about the Greeks. First, delta and theta.

Why Selling Options Works for Traders

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
The strategic sale of an option offers income, flexibility, protects gains, and locks in a purchase price.

Decline of VIX Futures Worth Watching

By Adam Warner
The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures (NYSE: VXX) is dribbling away.

Smart Options Trading – Earnings Season

By Mark Wolfinger
During earnings season the smartest options strategies involve less risk, lower returns, and a greater probability of success.

VIX Moves, Just When You Think It Won’t

By Adam Warner
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) moves big on quiet weeks and seemingly slow days.

Speculating on Market Direction for One Stock

By Mark Wolfinger
An options spread trade raises the opportunity for profit though the return may be modest.

ETF Options Volume Grows 8,800%

By OptionsZone Experts
Trading in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has exploded since 2000, growing 8,800%.

Low Option Volatility Means Vertical Spreads

By Adam Warner
Option volatility has dropped, making it hard to profit by just selling calls. Try vertical spreads.

Option Midday Movers April 5

By OptionsZone Experts
Emerging Markets EEM tops volume list, while takeovers Inspire Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ISPH) and National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) get some action.

SPY Tops Option Midday Movers

By OptionsZone Experts
Options trading at midday saw SPY topping volume action

The VIX Isn’t Low, the SPX is High

By Adam Warner
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is correctly priced in this slow, grinding market.

CBOE Loses Options Volume Market Share

By OptionsZone Experts
The nine options exchanges set a volume record in March but long time leader Chicago Board Options Exchange saw its market share drop.

Diversify With Covered Calls on ETFs

By Mike Scanlin, CEO, Born To Sell
Covered call options written against index ETFs like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) help to diversify a portfolio.

Are Options a Zero Sum Game?

By Mark Wolfinger
Those who claim options are a zero sum game do not understand the product or its many uses.

Options Investors Get Bullish — Really Bullish

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) and CBOE Equity Put-to-Call Ratio show that options traders believe the market will go higher in the near term.
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