Implied Volatility
Implied Volatility
What the current market's speedometer shows.
Unusual Options Activity
- What's Hot: POT and USU July 2, 2009
- Sidewinder: AXP and BSX July 2, 2009
- What's Hot: NAV and VIX July 1, 2009
Options News: Before the Bell
- Options News: KLAC, NVLS, CHK July 2, 2009
- Options News: STT July 1, 2009
- Options News: AXP June 30, 2009
Market on Close
- Market on the Close June 16, 2009
- Market on the Close June 15, 2009
- Market on the Close June 12, 2009
Learn Options Trading
- Skew November 21, 2008
- Expiration Friday November 19, 2008
- Vega November 13, 2008
Options Strategies
- Straddles and Strangles October 30, 2008
- Synthetic Option Positions October 28, 2008
- Collar Trades August 20, 2008
Trading Tips
- Options on Hard-to-Borrow Stocks April 2, 2009
- How Interest Affects Option Prices November 14, 2008
- Early Exercise of Call Options November 6, 2008
Option Volatility
- Understanding Volatility - Lesson 1 September 11, 2008
- Understanding Volatility - Lesson 2 September 11, 2008
- Understanding Volatility - Lesson 3 September 11, 2008
Shorting
- Trading Tactics for the Short Side October 3, 2008
- Issues With Shorting Stocks September 26, 2008
- 5 Short-side Investment Rules March 25, 2008
Dawn Pennington
Time, Price and an Option's Profitability
It's one thing to bet on a stock making a $5 move. It's another thing entirely to expect it to happen in too short a period of time. Learn why some options finish in-the-money and others don't.
Read This Before You Buy Another Stock
A savvy stock position can start with a single options trade.
This technique can help you breathe a sigh of relief as it aims to relieve a 'choking' portfolio.
If you are familiar with buying calls and puts, we'll show you how to buy them even cheaper.
Anatomy of a Stock Option Ticker
Option tickers may look like a bowl of alphabet soup to you, but each letter means something.
