Options trading can offer lucrative opportunities but involves high risk and complexity, prompting some traders to join options trading prop firms for capital, training and support. Prop trading firms ...

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 ...

When Jim Van Meerten, author of Barchart’s Chart of the Day newsletter, was asked about trading options vs. shares, his ...

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has entered the top 10 list of US-listed stocks with the most active or open options ...

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CHICAGO, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world's leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today announced plans to launch futures and options on ...

Trading options can be appealing for many reasons, but especially for the potential to multiply your money many times over. Options can also serve as a hedge against falling stock prices and allow ...

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To track implied volatility for the Russell 2000, Cboe publishes the Cboe Russell 2000 Volatility Index (RVX), a VIX-style ...