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What are futures and options?

A detailed look at options and futures

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What are Options Trading? Call and Pu...

Understanding call and put options

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Call option:How to Calculate Payoffs

A guide to the payoffs when you buy or sell a call option

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How to Calculate Payoffs in a Put Option

A guide to the payoffs when you buy or sell a put option

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Introduction to Option Theory

An in-depth look at the moneyness of options contracts

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Common Options Trading Strategies

Some commonly used options trading strategies

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How to Understand Option Greeks

A closer look at the delta, gamma and theta of options

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Key terms to know in futures trading

Important terms to help you understand futures trading better

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How to perform a trade using futures

Learning how a futures trade works in practice

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Advanced Stock Options Trading Courses

Understanding leverage and hedging investment risks

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Glossary (20 terms to know about opti...

20 terms that can help you understand futures and options better

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FAQ'S

Futures and options are derivatives that are traded in the financial markets. They derive their value from the underlying assets, which can be equity stocks, commodities, or currencies.
A futures contract is a kind of derivative contract between two parties to buy or sell the underlying asset at the specified price on a specified date in the future. For example, there are equity stock futures and commodity futures like natural gas futures. An options contract gives the buyer of the contract the right - but not the obligation - to buy or sell the underlying asset at the specified price on a specified date in the future. For example, there are call options that give you the right to buy and put options that give you the right to sell.
The main difference between options and futures is the obligation that rests with the buyer of the contract. In futures, the buyer of the futures contract is obligated to make the purchase or sale as specified in the contract. In options, the buyer only has the right, but not the duty, to do so.
Futures and options can be bought and sold through exchanges, much like listed equity shares. This is what is known as futures and options trading.
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