Explore 10 essential options strategies every investor should know, from basic calls and puts to advanced spreads, risks, rewards, and real-world use cases explained.

A bear call spread is an options strategy where you sell a call option at one strike price and buy another at a higher strike price for the same stock and expiration. This approach caps both potential ...

Amazon stock investors interested in bullish exposure can do so with much lower risk through a bull call spread.

Amid the turmoil of President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day, an underlying concept has soared to the forefront: the chaos represents a perfect opportunity to trade simple multi-leg options strategies, ...

Let’s just get down to it: market makers badly mispriced Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) options, specifically bear put spreads, creating a phenomenon I have termed “risk inversion.” Such undercurrents rarely ...

Subscribers to Schaeffer's Vertical Options Trader nabbed an outstanding 424% return with our Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) front-month, out-of-the-money vertical debit spread. Below, we'll dig into the ...

The UTLY ETF capitalizes on volatility with options strategies to deliver weekly cash payouts. Investors should understand the benefits and drawbacks of ULTY before considering a share position. Are ...

An options strategy called a "box spread" is gaining steam by the billions as an alternative to Treasury bills and traditional loans. Processing Content The tactic gets its name from the four-sided ...

A bull call spread is an options strategy used to profit from moderate increases in the underlying asset’s price while limiting risk. It involves buying a call option at a lower strike price and ...