Learn the basics of options trading—what calls and puts are, how options work, and strategies to hedge or speculate—with practical examples for beginners.

If you're ready to play a call or put option on a specific stock, we'll assume you've already done your due diligence on the charts. You know that a call option gives you the right to buy an equity ...

An option is a financial instrument whose value is tied to an underlying asset; this is known as a derivative. Instead of buying an asset, such as company stock, outright, an options contract allows ...