Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and ...

We have spent a lot of time talking about ticks, spreads and trading costs in the equities markets. Today, we take a look at options trading. As we know, options markets are very different to stocks – ...

In simple terms, a spread is an option strategy, or position, that is composed of both long option contracts and short option contracts on the same underlying security (or index). The two sides of the ...

Trading options can be a complicated process, as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible routes ahead of executing a trade. The beauty of options ...