Dividend stocks often underperform S&P 500 Index ETFs in total return. Consider using option selling for higher income and lower risk. Selling cash-secured puts during market volatility could ...

If you’re new to options, there are two strategies that are generally less likely to blow up your account than outright ...

Yields are drying up as rates are poised to move lower, but high-yield option trades remain interesting to us. SMH is a great candidate for selling put options. The underlying portfolio is high ...

Among the many investing communities on Reddit, one that rarely gets the same attention as r/WallStreetBets is r/ThetaGang. The name comes from theta, the options Greek that measures time decay.

Selling short Occidental Petroleum (OXY) puts has worked for the last 2 months, as seen in my last 2 Barchart OXY articles. This is even though oil and OXY stock have been volatile, but mostly flat.

At approximately $152.96 per share, Oracle stock (ORCL) is trading around 53% below its 52-week high. Do you believe ORCL stock is a solid long-term investment at current prices? What about at a 50% ...

CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 19: In this photo illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), the world's largest contract chipmaker, in front of a ...

While many are familiar with buying stocks in hopes of profiting, the strategies for benefiting from price declines are often less understood. Two powerful tools in the bearish (pessimistic) ...

A put option (or "put"), which gives the holder the right to sell, can be contrasted with a call option, which provides the holder with the right to buy the underlying security at a specified price, ...

Selling options can be risky, but I took on the risk for the education and amusement of my readers. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate ...

You’ve been looking to start another income stream and have your eye on a particular security. One problem: You don’t have the cash to buy it. So you’re considering diving into a short put options ...