Today let's talk about one of the 'Greeks' in options trading that doesn't get enough coverage -- and that's Theta. Theta measures how much value an option will lose each day due to the passage of ...

Largely we live in a country and culture where choices can be multiplied to the highest sum. One where we find strange pleasure in our relentless attempt to pat the brim of the thinkable: Four ...

What is Theta? What is option time decay? How does time decay work? These are common questions of beginning options traders. Theta is the Greek term used to denote option time decay. Theta is one of ...

J.W. Jones writes: As discussed in the first article, “The Hidden Potential of Learning How to Trade SPX and Gold Options” I pointed out that there are several fundamental principles that must be ...

Have you found strategies that make use of the decay of an option's theta that are attractive but you can't stand the associated risk? At the same time, conservative strategies such as covered-call ...

Many options traders are discovering wider uses of options and one of the first things they’re drawn to is leverage. Some investors start by buying options outright and are immediately frustrated by ...