James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

Bond and stock market volatility has picked up. Investors may want to consider an options strategy for the iShares 20+ Year ...

An “identified straddle” is a straddle in which (1) all the original positions are acquired on the same day; (2) all positions are clearly identified in the investor’s records as being part of an ...

A “tax straddle” is the simultaneous ownership of offsetting interests (i.e., “positions”) in actively traded personal property. For this purpose, an “interest” may be ownership of the property itself ...

Morgan Stanley's stock accelerated to the upside after the opening bell, enough that buyers of the option strategy known as a straddle can make money. A straddle is a pure volatility play that ...