Learn what a call option is, how it works, and strategies for trading options to maximize profit potential.

In our last article discussing Trading a Put, we saw how options can be used to protect against losses in a portfolio. We’ll expand that topic with a slightly different twist to see how options may be ...

The strike price is the price at which a put or call option can be exercised. It's also known as the exercise price. Picking the strike price is one of three key decisions an investor must make when ...

Options trading might sound complex, but there are basic strategies that most investors can use to improve returns, bet on the market's movement, or hedge existing positions. Covered calls, collars, ...

Option pricing is calculated using the Black-Scholes model, which takes four influential factors into account: the price of an underlying stock (assuming constant drift and volatility), an option’s ...