More than 10,000 people have enrolled in Nevada’s new public option health plans, which debuted last fall with the expectation that they would bring lower prices to the health insurance market. Those ...

In the world of options, letters of the Greek alphabet (known as "option Greeks," or simply "the Greeks") are used to describe the changes in option premiums that result from the interplay among the ...

Trading stock options requires you to add a few new terms to your personal investing lexicon. Below are a few of the basic option terms that might be unfamiliar to rookies. For more information on ...

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Put options are a type of option that increases in value as a stock falls. A put allows the owner to lock in a predetermined price to sell a specific stock, while put sellers agree to buy the stock at ...

What Is a Call Option? A call option is a contract that gives the buyer of the option the right to purchase a security, such as a specific stock, at a specific price (referred to as the strike price).

An option price is the value of an option contract. The option price is determined by the extrinsic and intrinsic value of the option contract. Options are contracts that allow investors to buy or ...