One of the major factors that influences the price of an option is implied volatility (IV). In simplest terms, implied volatility is the anticipated movement of an underlying equity over a certain ...

Calendar spreads are a versatile options strategy that allows traders to capitalize on time decay and changes in implied ...

The risk with options straddles and options strangles is limited Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied ...

The volatility term structure, which plots implied volatility against different expiration dates for options on the same underlying asset, can reveal when potential catalysts are anticipated by ...

Instead of chasing stocks higher, some traders would rather get paid while waiting for a better entry. In this clip, we break ...

The S&P 500 options market is currently reflecting heightened short-term anxiety, as seen through a rare condition known as backwardation in the implied volatility term structure. In this state, ...

Here's a cash-secured put trade to take advantage of high implied volatility around Marvell stock's earnings announcement.