Learn the difference between call and put options and how they work with an example and calculator to help you get started with options trading.

These numbers are put in reverse for the call option intrinsic value calculation. Intrinsic value = Put Strike Price - Underlying Stock’s Current Price. Intrinsic value = $30 - $40.

As a simple example, if a call option has a Delta of 0.25 and the underlying stock increases by $1, the value of the call option should increase by about $0.25. ( note that we're speaking of ...

What will a stock be worth at a future date? Buying a call option bets on “more.” Selling a call bets on “less.” Here are 3 examples of call options trading.

Let's take a closer look at these results. Based on its 4.39% yield to call, the price of a 30-year callable bond is 105. According to our calculation, the price of a 30-year optionless bond would ...

An option trader who bought a call with a $300 strike price needs $30,000 in cash to exercise the option not including any additional fees. If you do not have enough cash, you won’t be able to ...

The put-call open interest ratio refers to the ratio of active put contracts to active call contracts at a given time. An ...

Investors in SentinelOne Inc (Symbol: S) saw new options begin trading today, for the September 2026 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay ...

At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the JEPQ options chain for the new January 2027 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.

For example, if you sell a naked call option with a strike price of $100, and the stock rises to $200, you'd be on the hook to buy 100 shares at $200 ($20,000) and sell them to the call option ...