A put option allows investors to bet against the future of a company or index. More specifically, it gives the owner of an ...

What is a protective put? A protective put is an options strategy in which an investor buys a put option on a stock they already own. This acts as downside insurance for existing shareholdings because ...

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Learn about different hedging strategies to reduce portfolio volatility and risk, including diversification, index options, ...

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Last Friday was a good reminder of why hedging exists. The QQQ ETF that tracks the Nasdaq-100 dropped 4.8% in a single session, volume hit three times its normal daily level and options positions that ...

Heavy put option activity in SpaceX (SPCX) stock signals protection rather than pessimism, according to Dennis Davitt, CEO and chief investment officer of Milbank Dartmoor Portsmouth. The veteran ...

A collar combines a put and a covered call: The put limits downside risk while the covered call helps pay for that protection. Protection is never free: In this example, the covered call premium more ...