In several recent articles for "Know Your Options" I've referred to implied volatility as it relates to the price of options that all expire at the same time. The aim has been to construct trades in ...

On first glance, oil prices appear to have stabilized since the attack on the Saudi oil facilities at Abqaiq in mid-September, which led to a major surge in prices. But the crude oil options market is ...

Traditional volatility indexes use nearly every out-of-the-money option listed, even those which rarely trade and have wide bid/ask spreads. The result is statistical noise which makes it difficult ...

Missile-lobbing between Israel and Iran has created rarely seen bullish conditions in the oil market. The “skew” of three-month call options on West Texas Intermediate crude futures contracts—a ...

Bitcoin's BTC $103,809.04 recent double-digit rally has sparked a positive sentiment shift among crypto options traders. The leading cryptocurrency by market value has gained 13% this month, topping ...