Put options are a type of option that increases in value as a stock falls. A put allows the owner to lock in a predetermined price to sell a specific stock, while put sellers agree to buy the stock at ...

What Is a Stock Option? A stock option is a contract giving its holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a stock at a given price before a specific date. There are two main types of ...

Options give you the ability to overlay a short-term investing strategy on top of a stock. If the stock does what you expect it to do, you could turbocharge your gains or even generate what feels like ...

J.P. Morgan analysts put together a list of put underwriting and put buying ideas for stocks within the Russell 1000 (NYSEARCA:IWB) with a liquid options market. They used five technical and ...

* Goldman Sachs says buy put option on National Stock Exchange's 50-share index as macro headwinds are likely to persist in the near term in India driving its cautious view. * The investment bank says ...