At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the V options chain for the new May 2026 contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.

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Options trading can be complex, and the trading jargon may confuse even experienced investors and traders. Two of the most common options contracts to understand are call and put options. Here’s ...

Options limit your losses and provide more bang for your buck The stock market can be intimidating, especially for rookies.

Out of the 141,271 contracts expiring Friday, 81,994 are call options, and the remainder are puts. Yet, despite the volume of calls, most of them are expected to expire worthless.

Cash-Secured Puts A put option is a contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specific amount of an underlying security at a predetermined price within a specified ...

"The put/call ratio has risen to 0.72 — up from just above 0.5 in 2024— indicating a growing interest in put options, often structured as cash-secured puts," Lin Chen, head of business ...

Sold (short) call option contracts that are part of the Covered Call Spread strategy, with 1-month or less expiration dates that are 0%-15% out of the money (i.e., above the then-current share price).

Index futures show bearish bias with sellers re-entering, suggesting traders consider short positions based on options data.

Nifty 50 and Nifty Bank futures show bearish trends, suggesting short positions for traders in the current market scenario.