Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Tag: option selling

Mastering Derivatives: Futures For Directional Bets, Options For Time Decay

Trade setups are typical for not-so-disciplined traders. These traders should prefer futures positions when they are confident on...

Mastering Derivatives: Shorting Options On Price Reversals

Previously in this column, we discussed why going long on calls (puts) is optimal for bullish (bearish) price...

Mastering Derivatives: Why Stops Are Critical In Shorting Options

Recently, we were asked an interesting question about options. If an individual trades with strict stop-loss, why should...

Mastering Derivatives: Directional Bets With Seagull

Picture this: you have a view that an underlying is likely to move up but could face stiff...