Investors use hedging strategies to cut their exposure to risk in case an asset in their portfolio has a sudden price decline. When done correctly, hedging strategies reduce uncertainty and limit ...

London - Retail traders are increasingly behaving like so-called 'smart money', with trading patterns once linked with institutional investors now evident among retail clients, according to Investa.

ETFs that use options have raked in around $5 billion in the last year, a sign that investors are growing more interested in alternative strategies that aim to protect or enhance their portfolios even ...

A large institutional options fund may have contributed to some of the recent volatility in the S&P 500.

Investors are seeking S&P 500 downside protection as rate cuts shift focus to growth concerns. Hedging strategies include options contracts, indicating the smart money is bracing for volatility. S&P ...

Small-cap stocks, given their sensitivity to slowing growth, higher rates and tightening liquidity, are at the center of any ...

The protective (or "married") put is a good, solid, utilitarian choice for most of your hedging needs. Whenever you'd like to limit the downside risk on a stock holding -- or even lock in some paper ...

Put and call options are the building blocks of many options trading strategies. A call option gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock at a specified price (the strike price ...

Options trading can be tricky, and anticipating which stocks will move in what direction can seem like witchcraft to those who don't know what to look for. Options players are always on the lookout ...

Are markets rising too much, too fast? After hitting a record high earlier this month, the S & P 500 again notched a new closing high — along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq ...

Trading options can be a useful, conservative strategy for experienced investors. For those just starting out, Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner says options are more like gambling -- and that's not a good ...