One of the biggest traps new options traders fall into sounds logical on the surface: “If I trade cheaper options that expire sooner, my risk must be lower… right?” The shorter time frame certainly ...

Get the Spreadsheet for FREE! In this video we are backtesting selling daily put options on the Russell 2000 Index (IWM). We have talked previously about selling put options on IWM on a weekly basis ...

Put options are a type of option that increases in value as a stock falls. A put allows the owner to lock in a predetermined price to sell a specific stock, while put sellers agree to buy the stock at ...

Recent extreme volatility in gold and silver creates a highly favorable environment for options sellers. Read the full ...

Overlay Shares implements the strategy through put spreads, pairing each short put with a lower-strike long put to establish a defined-risk options overlay. For some investors, selling puts may offer ...

Who can be assigned and when assignment risk is highest Last week we talked about how and when to exercise options, and to ...