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A call option is deep in-the-money when the strike price is well below the current market price. A put option is deep-in-the-money when the strike price is much higher than…

How To Find The Options Chain Just pull up the stock chart and click on the “Trade” tab in the upper left corner. If you are on a mobile device…

A Golden Sweep Option (GSO) is popularized by the folks at Flowalgo and it is basically a very large order that hits the market and takes all or most the inventory/offers…

The Thinkorswim platform can be a bit intimidating and hard to navigate especially if the only other platform you have known is something like Robinhood or one of those plain…

With the recent move by top brokers like TD Ameritrade to eliminate commissions there have been lots of new traders opening new accounts there. A lot of these traders are coming…

If you are new to the Thinkorswim platform, it can be a little overwhelming with all the bells and whistles and tabs. One of the things that can be a…

If you sell a certain type of option and you already have or get the thing you're supposed to sell through that option, you're called a covered call writer. EXAMPLE:…

Combination positions are positions in more than one option at the same time. Spreads and straddles are two types of combination positions. A spread involves being both the buyer and…

The rules of the options markets generally limit the maximum number of options on the same side of the market (i.e., calls held plus puts written, or puts held plus…

A range option is a European-style, cash-settled option that has a payout if the value of the underlying interest falls within a specific range of values (the range length) at…