A large institutional options fund may have contributed to some of the recent volatility in the S&P 500.

UBS thinks CTA positioning will exaggerate any downward movement. Option markets become extremely active around expiry on the third Friday of each month. Between now and the next major U.S. option ...

A debit spread is an options strategy that involves the purchase and sale of the same class of options with the same expiration date but different strike prices. Right now, this may sound confusing, ...

Options trading works best when you pair the right strategy with the right stock. The most effective option trading stocks tend to be highly liquid, widely followed and prone to regular price movement ...

If you are trading options contracts, you should make it a point to understand cash-settled options. Cash-settled options ...