options strategies

Earnings season is a time of great volatility in the stock market. As companies release their quarterly earnings reports, investors often react with large price swings. This volatility can create opportunities for traders to profit by using options strategies. There are three options strategies...

The week has not been great for cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) losing 2.8% and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) shedding 2.06% in last five days. What Happened: Major coins traded in the red on Wednesday following rumors that the Securities and Exchange Commission would be getting "rid" of...

Nic Chahine, an options expert who specializes in selling options spreads to create a steady income, was a guest on Tuesday's edition of Benzinga's PreMarket Prep to discuss how to take advantage of risk arbitrage. Chahine started off by saying that while the market is "dangerously bullish" and "...

Last Friday ended on a sour note, mostly triggered by a strong job report. This solidified the notion that Yellen will rate rates in 2015, and markets sold off hard early before recovering a bit. In fact, the small caps closed +.78 percent. Check out the video below for a full recap of this...

Traders who like to write iron condors -- the options strategies where, as Investopedia puts it,  you buy and hold four different options with different strike prices -- should be on the lookout for different ways to setup these types of trades. Whenever I see a widening of the...