Derivatives like options can be risky securities to trade especially if you don’t have a strategy. For many traders during the pandemic years, options were used to speculate on volatile stocks. But ...

Covered puts involve holding a short position in a stock while also holding the corresponding number of shares, whereas cash secured puts involve selling put options backed by enough cash to purchase ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and ...

Marathon Oil (MRO) reported consistent free cash flow (FCF) giving it a 16% FCF yield. It also gives MRO stock an attractive 1.8% dividend yield. Moreover, this makes covered call and short-put ...