The price of Microsoft (MSFT) stock has dropped in recent months and the company is due to report earnings on January 28th after the market close. To take advantage of the volatility skew around ...

Options are an increasingly popular way for traders to play the market, and it’s no surprise why. Options let you make some big money if you’re right, potentially multiplying your money, perhaps in ...

In the financial world, options come in one of two flavors: calls and puts. The way that calls and puts function is actually fairly simple. Call options grant buyers the right, not obligation, to ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Michael is a former senior editor of investing and trading products for ...

Learn about the Christmas tree options strategy, involving six call or put options with various strikes designed for traders expecting a neutral to bullish market trend.