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.

Options trading has become increasingly popular in recent years, and we thought it was time to update our intern's guide for U.S. options to help you understand options and how options markets work.

The IEX options exchange will bring to the options market the same “speed bump” entrance ramp that IEX uses in its stock ...

Miami International Holdings Inc.’s new options exchange is up and running with its first ticker symbol and options on additional securities to be added in coming weeks. The exchange operator, also ...

The U.S. market for exchange-listed equity option contracts was headed for another year of record-breaking trading volume in 2024 — its fifth in a row, according to data from the Options Clearing ...

Options trading volumes are booming again in 2025, as the industry heads toward what would be a sixth straight year of record activity. One subset of the market has been particularly active of late: ...

(Reuters) -Trading and market making firm Virtu Financial threw its support behind a proposal by IEX to launch a new U.S. options exchange, saying the initiative could promote competition and ...

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 ...