A strangle is a popular options strategy that involves holding both a call and a put on the same underlying asset. It yields ...

Palo Alto stock currently trades with a low implied volatility rank, which means it’s a good time to look at a long strangle.

Uber currently trades at low implied volatility, which means options are cheap. Now is a good time for a long strangle trade.

Earnings season is in full swing, with Wall Street awaiting reports from several Big Tech names this week. While fast approaching, there's still time to speculate on volatility using options. One way ...

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 ...

Put and call options are the building blocks of many options trading strategies. A call option gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock at a specified price (the strike price ...

When traders first start using options, they often employ them either as a way to take a directional view on an asset (buying a call if they expect it to rise or a put if they expect it to fall) or as ...

Discover more about the CBOE Options Exchange, focusing on options, equities, and volatility indices, including the famous VIX—the world's largest options trading center.

Earnings season may seem like a scary time to trade stocks given the heightened chance of a volatile post-earnings move. Options can often provide speculative players the ability to invest in the ...

This article is the second of six on the topic of using options to swing trade. The topic this week is the most basic of swing trading methods, the use of long options only. Swing traders want to open ...