What are futures options?

Warrants are a derivative that give the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a security, most commonly an equity, at a certain price before expiration.  The price at which the underlying security can be bought or sold is referred to as the exercise or strike price.  An American warrant can be exercised at any time on of before the expiration date, while European warrants can only be exercised on the expiration date.  Warrants that give the right to buy a security are known as call warrants; those that give the right to sell are known as put warrants…

Long Call

An investor might use a long call option position when the share price or market is expected to rise…

Long Put

An investor might use a long put option position when the share price or market is expected to decline…

View a chain of options on multiple strikes of an underlying instrument by using phrases such as "apple options" or "jan options for apple." The option chain will show a list of all strikes for an expiration date, with the bid/ask for calls on the left side and the bid/ask for puts on the right…