A collar options strategy protects stock holdings from significant losses while limiting potential gains. Investors create a collar by owning shares of a stock. They then purchase a put option below ...

Markets are in constant motion, and if you have a long position in an asset, you may be wondering how to manage your risk. A protective collar strategy is an options strategy that addresses market ...

Bitcoin has surged in recent months, but it's been prone to 80%-plus drawdowns historically. Jack Ablin says a collar option strategy provides bitcoin exposure with limited volatility. Ablin ...

A large institutional options fund may have contributed to some of the recent volatility in the S&P 500.

Federal Reserve rate hikes may be drawing to a close, but investors still face a grim economic forecast heading into 2024. Given waning U.S. consumer strength and mounting U.S. household debt, further ...

In some ways, this might be THE most impactful article I will ever write at Seeking Alpha. That's not hyperbole. It also may not be accurate, but here's why I think it is. This is not a deep dive ...

The protective (or "married") put is a good, solid, utilitarian choice for most of your hedging needs. Whenever you'd like to limit the downside risk on a stock holding -- or even lock in some paper ...

Back on April 6 of this year, I did something I don’t often do. I placed a strong buy rating on a stock. For the many commenters in my recent articles that consider it an affront to investor-kind that ...

From alpha generation to portfolio resilience, a new era of options investing is unfolding as institutions turn to derivatives to navigate risk, boost returns, and unlock dynamic strategies in a ...