For individuals aspiring to become options traders, here are six of the best books that offer help in understanding and profiting from the options markets.

Options are versatile financial instruments that offer traders and investors a unique way to engage with the markets. Whether you're looking to amplify gains, hedge against potential losses, or ...

As new traders flood the market, a return to the basics may help novices understand the fundamentals of options trading. Stock options are contracts that represent the right to buy (or sell) shares of ...

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly named Scott Bauer’s firm. A surge in trading of so-called “zero days to expiry” — or “0DTE” — options has contributed to an options-market boom ...

Overall option-market activity eased in May, but popular '0DTE' contracts saw their strongest monthly volume on record The share of trading volume in S&P 500-linked options contracts on the verge of ...

A major data center outage halted futures and options trading early Friday, leaving investors in the dark for more than 10 hours. CME Group, a Chicago-based exchange operator, said trading had resumed ...

Nasdaq has asked the SEC for permission to list options tied to a handful of popular stocks that would expire on Mondays and Wednesdays An earlier version of this story incorrectly named Scott Bauer's ...