by editorial | Apr 29, 2025 | Education
What Is a Strike Price? The strike price (or exercise price) is the predetermined price at which the underlying asset—such as a stock, ETF, or index—can be bought (in the case of a call option) or sold (in the case of a put option) by the option holder. It essentially...
by editorial | Apr 28, 2025 | Education
What are Options? Options are financial contracts that give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price on or before a specified date. They offer flexibility, leverage, and multiple ways to profit from changing...
by Lance Ippolito | Mar 28, 2025 | Education
What is a Butterfly Option? A Beginner’s Guide When you first hear the term butterfly option, you might think of colorful insects. In reality, it’s a powerful trading strategy used to limit risk while targeting specific price movements in the options...
by Lance Ippolito | Feb 17, 2023 | Education, Options
Markets continued to fall into the weekend as traders continued wrestling with a fresh round of bad economic data and interest rate chatter from Federal Reserve officials. Volatility has made this a rough tape to trade, which is why institutional buyers have zeroed...
by Lance Ippolito | Feb 16, 2023 | Education
In Thursday’s Shadow Tracker with Lance Ippolito, we take a look at cloud service software company Five9 as it gets ready to release earnings for Q4. Stocks pared losses after gapping down at Thursday’s open as economic data continues to stoke inflation fears...
by Lance Ippolito | Dec 30, 2022 | Education, Options
It’s hard to believe 2022 is almost over… and at the same time, it feels like it’s taken forever. But believe it or not, it’s almost New Year’s Eve… and even better, it’s Friday! With all of the scheduled catalysts in the books for 2022, the best thing traders can...
