Volatility influences options prices because dramatic price swings amplify gains and losses. While traders can’t look at a crystal ball to see how much volatility the market will endure, implied ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Option buyers should be wary when implied volatility appears to be running much higher than historical Today we are taking a closer look at volatility -- specifically, what it means when there is an ...

Jeff Kohler has 20+ years of experience as a trader/analyst. He currently runs TradingAddicts.com, providing market insight and analysis to investors. Michael Boyle is an experienced financial ...

I got overwhelmingly positive feedback about last week's column on implied volatility, so I decided to push a little further into the subject. As always, please drop me a line at dborun@zacks.com if ...

In "Know Your Options," I often refer to the implied volatility of options as an important tool for determining when to enter and exit options trades. The aim is generally to construct trades in which ...

One of the most important risk factors when trading financial assets and their derivatives is the actual and historical volatility of the underlying asset that impacts the implied volatility used to ...

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announced the launch of perpetual futures tied to bitcoin BTC $63,966.31 and ether {{ETH}} volatility indices, allowing traders to place bets on expected price ...

Once you learn the basic terminology of options trading - like strike, premium, and in the money - you'll know enough to place some trades on your own. Next, it's time to starting making some real ...