ETB's discount has widened out some recently, but a 'Hold' rating remains appropriate. ETB's strategy involves writing index options against the S&P 500, which can lead to underperformance in strong ...

Buying and selling stocks can be replaced with option writing. This strategy applies only to certain companies with specific criteria. Whether the options are written in the money or out of the money ...

Many successful traders earn consistent premiums through strategic option sales. Whether through selling covered calls on their stocks or by writing cash-secured puts to acquire shares at a discount, ...

Investors now have a compelling alternative to ETF options to manage their long ETF positions. Approved by the SEC, Cboe’s margin relief rule offers enhanced margin treatment when writing cash-settled ...

When you think about investing, selling options for income might not be the first strategy that springs to mind. Investors use options to hedge their positions and traders use them to make quick gains ...

Generational wealth creation in global equity markets has created unique challenges for investor portfolios. Specifically, large single-stock positions become low-cost basis assets—essentially ...

I chuckled when I read Jason Zweig’s article in The Wall Street Journal, “Why Investors Are Piling Into Funds That Promise Not to Beat the Stock Market.” Jason and I are from the same era, toiling as ...

It's easy for new investors to dismiss options trading as "too risky." And that's perfectly understandable. But once you learn some options trading basics, it can become a valuable source of income.

Option trading comes with a fair amount of specialized lingo. Before you start putting in orders to buy and sell, here are some terms you should know, with definitions provided by the Chicago Board ...