An increasingly popular form of lending enables financial advisors and their clients to offset capital gains and find other ...

There are hundreds of option strategies. And they can be vastly different in terms of tactics and desired outcomes. But in fact, there are really only a few basic strategies, and everything else is ...

Trading options can be a complicated process as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible routes ahead of executing a trade. As such, Schaeffer's are ...

What Is a Vertical Spread? Vertical spreads in options trading involve buying and selling options of the same type with the same expiration date but different strike prices. Traders use vertical ...

We have spent a lot of time talking about ticks, spreads and trading costs in the equities markets. Today, we take a look at options trading. As we know, options markets are very different to stocks – ...

Spread trading is a common tactic when dealing with options, and there are many spread strategies designed to pursue profit while mitigating risk. At the nexus of these strategies is the box spread. A ...

For traders who thrive on quick decision-making and the adrenaline of fast-paced markets, options trading is best.

As Schaeffer's Investment Research is not affiliated with Fidelity, this article can only provide general steps on how to buy a call debit spread on Fidelity. However, keep in mind that financial ...

10/30 SMA Cross Over – When the 10-day simple moving average (SMA) line crosses the 30-day SMA line. This is a cue to enter or exit a trade because it shows the current trend is reversing. It is also ...

In options trading a credit spread is an options play where a trader buys one option and sales another option contract of the same stock and expiration but at different strike price levels. This type ...

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 ...

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 ...