Option Samurai Blog

Pre-market trading is gaining popularity, but does this apply to options traders as well? Can you buy options in the pre-market, and if so, what are the limitations? While stock options aren't...

What happens when options expire in the money? And does it change depending on whether you’re a buyer or a seller? In this article, we look at what happens when options expire in the money for both...

Stock splits can significantly affect options traders. What happens to options when a stock splits? How are contracts adjusted to maintain fairness? And how do reverse splits impact options...

As a trader, you will sometimes face particular challenges, like figuring out what happens to options when a company is acquired. This process can impact stock options (both calls and puts), at...

Making money with options is not easy (otherwise, everyone would do it), but this does not mean it’s impossible. The key lies in knowing how to make money with options in every scenario, knowing...

The question "is options trading worth it?" sometimes pops up in online forums and discussions. For some, it’s a useful way to boost supplemental income with strategies like selling puts or calls....

If you've found yourself here, chances are you've come across discussions about options trading and its potential for profit—whether from someone you know or online conversations. This article...

You may have heard that, unlike outright stock trading, buying and selling options can make you profit from a sideways market. This is, indeed, the case with the iron condor strategy, a popular...

One of the most common risk management strategies in trading is using a stop loss on whatever asset you have in your portfolio. Can you put a stop loss on options? And, if so, how do you set one...

The long call butterfly strategy is one of the many ways to employ options to benefit from a sideways market. Coming with capped losses (and, sometimes, even no losses on either the upside or the...