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A put option (or "put"), which gives the holder the right to sell, can be contrasted with a call option, which provides the holder with the right to buy the underlying security at a specified price, ...

In this article, I will explain the basics of options by using Arsenal Football Club season tickets as our guide.

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Selling short Occidental Petroleum (OXY) puts has worked for the last 2 months, as seen in my last 2 Barchart OXY articles.

Dividend stocks often underperform S&P 500 Index ETFs in total return. Consider using option selling for higher income and lower risk. Selling cash-secured puts during market volatility could ...

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While many are familiar with buying stocks in hopes of profiting, the strategies for benefiting from price declines are often less understood. Two powerful tools in the bearish (pessimistic) ...