Volatility is back towards the lowest levels we have seen in 2025 with the VIX Index closing at 17.38 on Tuesday. When ...

We recently published a performance review of at-the-money (ATM) NDX straddles with between one and five days left to expiration. One finding was that consistent sellers of 3-Day, 4-Day, and 5-Day NDX ...

The straddle is an options trading strategy, so named for the shape it makes on a pricing chart; your position literally “straddles” the price of the underlying asset. With the straddle, you trade on ...

An “identified straddle” is a straddle in which (1) all the original positions are acquired on the same day; (2) all positions are clearly identified in the investor’s records as being part of an ...

We are halfway through the third full year with daily expirations for NDX index options. As the market is relatively new, the results for buying or selling 1-day at-the-money (ATM) straddles continue ...

Plus, a list of another 19 stocks made good straddle plays in 2025 Options trading continued to grow in 2025, setting another record for trading volume. While lists of the year's best and worst stock ...

Volatility has eased in recent days as the market digests the tech sector continues to lead the way. However, volatility ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

In 2023, we saw a surge in options volume, setting yet another record. As Cboe Global Markets, total volume across Cboe's four options exchanges was 3.7 billion contracts in 2023, the fourth ...