Learn about the long jelly roll, which is an option strategy that exploits pricing differences in options to achieve arbitrage gains with varying expiration dates.

Typically, once you’ve had enough (fun or frustration) with a speculative enterprise like troubled semiconductor giant Intel (INTC), it’s usually best to part ways. However, the market still seems ...

A comprehensive guide for trading options on the VIX, a key metric reflecting market volatility expectations for the S&P 500 over the next 30 days. It covers the unique aspects of VIX options, ...

In 1973, economists Fischer Black and Myron Scholes published “The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities,” which was the birth of the modern option pricing model that is still today’s gold ...

This analysis explores such tools using Tesla’s stock movement in 2025 as an example. During the selloff, Tesla approached key technical support levels, while options market sentiment appeared to turn ...

Learn About an Important Method for Valuing Derivatives and Other Assets Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Timothy ...