Managing a Position
Position management enables investors to take advantage of opportunities or to minimize risks and losses from unpredictable market changes.
Trading a Cash-Secured Put Options Strategy
Wouldn't it be nice if you generated income while waiting for the price of a stock you want to buy to come down? With a cash-secured put, that could be possible. Learn about trading a cash-secured put as a strategy to buy a stock at your preferred price.
Protective Puts and Stock Repair Strategies
Do you want to learn how you may be able to protect your long stock and ETF positions, or even possibly recover from a position that has gone against you?
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Options FAQ: How might corporate actions impact options?
Did you know that corporate actions like stock splits, mergers, acquisitions, and special dividends, among others, can change the terms of your options contract?
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Options FAQ: How do interest rates impact options?
Interest rates play a crucial role in options pricing, primarily through the risk-free rate, a key factor in models like Black-Scholes. But how exactly do rising or falling interest rates affect call and put options?
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Options FAQ: Are there exercise restrictions when there is a corporate action?
When corporate actions occur, many investors wonder whether there will be any exercise restrictions for their options.
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Corporate Actions: An Overview
Corporate actions like mergers, stock splits, spin-offs, and bankruptcies are common in today’s financial markets—but they can significantly affect the underlying securities and their related options contracts.
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Corporate Actions: Mergers
Mergers, acquisitions, and consolidations can lead to significant changes in how stock and options are traded.
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Corporate Actions: Bankruptcies
Bankruptcy can significantly impact both a company’s stock and its associated option contracts.
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Corporate Actions: Cash Dividends
Cash dividends may seem straightforward—but their impact on options contracts is more complex. In this video, we explain how dividends influence options pricing, the role of models like Black-Scholes, and how OCC determines whether to adjust contracts.
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Corporate Actions: Forward Splits
A forward stock split increases the number of outstanding shares while reducing the price per share proportionally - but what does this mean for option holders?
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Corporate Actions: Reverse Stock Splits
A reverse stock split reduces the number of a company’s outstanding shares while increasing the share price proportionally—but what does this mean for option holders?
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