What Are Vertical Debit Spreads? And Why Use Them? Besides answering these questions, this article will also help you understand why you should use a spread instead of a call or put. This article will ...

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting kicks off today. With bank stocks under the microscope, the Fed's two-day policy event-- and subsequent comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell -- has ...

Experienced options traders know that there are more ways to profit from options than just purchasing them and hoping they land in the money. There are ways to mitigate risk and maximize the potential ...

Options are a type of derivative, meaning they “derive” their value from the securities they’re linked to. Options are also leveraged, meaning a smaller amount invested in them generates larger gains ...

The term ‘spread’ can have several different interpretations depending on where it is used in the financial space. A spread is often used to refer to the difference in bid and ask prices on an ...

The jade lizard options strategy, invented by the original Lizard Trader, is a risk-defined, bull put credit spread. Using a spread of options with different strike prices but the same expiration date ...