Options

Calls, puts, and the strategies traders use to manage risk and speculate.

• What is an option?

  Calls and puts in plain English — no math degree required.
• Calls vs puts

  The two basic option types and when each makes sense.
• Covered calls for income

  A conservative way to earn extra income on stocks you own.
• Cash-secured puts

  Getting paid to wait for a stock to go on sale.
• The option Greeks (delta, theta, vega)

  What the Greeks mean — without the calculus.

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