It seems as if the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) is making weekly changes to its new "Weeklys" options. These are short-term options that are listed each week and that expire in about 7 days.
CBOE Adds New Stocks and ETFs
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Weekly Expiration: Looking At The Options Greeks
Options greeks refer to how option values respond to changes in underlying stock price, implied volatility, and time to expiration.
Weekly Options: Stocks "Pinned" Every Friday?
As an options expiration day arrives, traders note that stocks sometimes get "pinned" to a specific strike price. But now that every week is an expiration week for a select group of stocks and ETFs, will we see this phenomenon every Friday?
Options Trading Help: Watch For Liquidity
A recent discussion on options was started when this question was asked:If I want to buy a PWER stock option with its high growth because I don’t have the money to buy it outright. What things in such a option should I look for and what should I avoid?
When VIX and VXV Get Out of Whack
Do traders expect more volatility in the longer term than they do in the short term? The one-month volatility (VIX) is almost always lower than the (three-month volatility (VXV), but sometimes it soars higher.
Fair Warning: LEAPS Can Go POOF!
I learned about one risk of buying LEAPS the hard way.LEAPS (Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities) are options that expire in a year or more. That means they generally have a lot of time premium built into them.
Q&A on Covered Call Options
Detailed Q&A on this fundamental and vital strategy
Option Delta Explained
"Delta:" What does it mean and how do you use it?
Does the VIX Get it Right?
In theory, a more volatile market in the next 30 days would justify higher options prices today, but does the VIX usually get it right in practice? Does today's VIX have any correlation with actual volatility over the next 30 days?