Covered calls let investors earn income from stocks they already own by selling the right to buy them at a set price.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) delivered disappointing quarterly results (for its fiscal Q1 ending Sept. 30) on Nov. 4.

I discussed a possible Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) dividend raise next month in my Dec. 23, 2025, Barchart article. I ...

Nvidia Corporation recently announced a $100 billion investment in OpenAI, aiming to solidify a strategic partnership for next-generation AI infrastructure. The potential benefits of the OpenAI deal ...

What Is a Stock Option? A stock option is a contract giving its holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a stock at a given price before a specific date. There are two main types of ...

For covered-call ETFs, you basically have exposure to an underlying stock position and then you sell a call option against it, which caps your upside a little bit but gives you some income in the near ...

Cisco Systems generated strong free cash flow in Q3, and there is every indication that it will continue. But CSCO stock has ...

Large, unusual call options volume in Walmart traded on Thursday at less than 2% over the spot price. Do short sellers of the calls believe WMT stock has peaked, or are call buyers right assuming it ...

Ratings are popular, but I think option collars are often better. NVDA's stock price has been volatile since our last report, and during that time I entered the stock with an option collar around it.

Discover how equity derivatives work, their uses in hedging and speculation, and see examples of these financial instruments like options and futures.

As more Americans take on international roles, stock options have become a key part of the expatriate executive’s compensation package, especially when working for foreign employers. These options ...