Learn about the put calendar strategy, where traders sell a short-term put option and buy a longer-dated one, optimizing ...

Put options are financial contracts that give you the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specific asset (the underlying asset) at a predetermined price (the strike price) on or before a set date ...

In the financial world, options come in one of two flavors: calls and puts. The way that calls and puts function is actually fairly simple. Call options grant buyers the right, not obligation, to ...

Structurally speaking, call and put options are relatively simple. A put option allows an investor to sell a security, usually though not always a stock, at a predetermined price. A call option allows ...

Selling options – both calls and puts – may be a little more challenging to understand than buying, but it can be useful for flexibility, and particularly in hedging. Selling a call, also known as ...

A strangle is a popular options strategy that involves holding both a call and a put on the same underlying asset. It yields ...

Want to broaden your investor playbook, but don't know how or where to start? Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre explains a specific segment of options trading: cash-secured puts.