Consistent market volatility has become the new normal for traders. Everything from geopolitical conflicts to erratic policy decisions to unprecedented news cycles has markets swinging in ways that ...

Protective options strategies can help investors limit losses while keeping upside potential during volatile markets. By using tools like protective puts, covered calls, and collars, traders can ...

The protective (or "married") put is a good, solid, utilitarian choice for most of your hedging needs. Whenever you'd like to limit the downside risk on a stock holding -- or even lock in some paper ...

I've written here and elsewhere about what I call the “Dog Collar” strategy. That's just my “pet name” for a typical option collar strategy, where a stock or ETF is surrounded by a covered call option ...

It’s the final trading day of a holiday-shortened week. Volatility is rising -- the VIX has risen by over 43% since the beginning of the year -- with investors waiting to see what happens in Iran. To ...

Exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are an attractive way for investors to easily gain exposure to specific countries, sectors, industries or asset classes. Just like equities, many ETFs have options that ...