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Selling short Occidental Petroleum (OXY) puts has worked for the last 2 months, as seen in my last 2 Barchart OXY articles.

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, ...

In this article, I will explain the basics of options by using Arsenal Football Club season tickets as our guide.

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 ...

Options can be used to generate extra income like in this cash secured put trade on Crocs, Inc. (CROX). But they can also be ...

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 ...

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 ...

Would you offer insurance when expecting low odds of a claim being made? Most likely, you would, while pocketing the premium without a second thought. Bitcoin BTC $63,796.12 traders are doing ...