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 ...

With stocks in bullish mode it’s a good time to run Barchart’s Bull Call Spread Screener. A bull call spread is an options ...

Long call and covered call approaches both involve call options, but they serve very different purposes in a portfolio. A long call is typically a speculative strategy, allowing investors to profit ...

A debit spread is an options strategy that involves the purchase and sale of the same class of options with the same expiration date but different strike prices. Right now, this may sound confusing, ...

Learn the benefits and risks of options and how to start trading options Reviewed by Samantha Silberstein Fact checked by Betsy Petrick Options are financial contracts that give the holder the right ...