Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

Historically, options contracts have been a niche market occupied by professional investors. All that changed in recent years with the rise of no-fee online brokers. Now, retail investors trade ...

If you’ve ever looked at the options chain, you probably noticed how complicated it seems. These numbers and letters make options look more like an algebra class than a financial product. However, ...

If you are trading options contracts, you should make it a point to understand cash-settled options. Cash-settled options settle on cash payment at expiration, as seen with index options. Seems simple ...