Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

Covered calls are a great strategy to add to any portfolio, and can offer enhanced yield from stock holdings, in some case, ...

Investors in VanEck ETF Trust - Gold Miners ETF (Symbol: GDX) saw new options become available today, for the September 2026 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer ...

When the options overlay operates at the index level, individual stocks run freely while volatility is managed across the ...

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) has been one of the market's bright spots, with the security gaining roughly 11% on a year-to-date basis. Although there's no single positive catalyst that explains the rise of ...

Investors in Cipher Mining Inc (Symbol: CIFR) saw new options begin trading today, for the January 2026 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the CIFR ...

How to use the dividend capture strategy with call options Have you ever noticed a stock getting swarmed with heavy call selling activity just ahead of its ex-dividend date? If so, it's possible that ...

In the financial world, options come in one of two flavors: calls and puts. The way that calls and puts function is actually fairly simple. Call options grant buyers the right, not obligation, to ...