A call option is the right to buy a stock at a specific price by an expiration date, and a put option is the right to sell a stock at a specific price by an expiration date. That's the summary. Now, ...

A put option (or “put”), which gives the holder the right to sell, can be contrasted with a call option, which provides the holder with the right to buy the underlying security at a specified price, ...

To increase your odds of success, John suggests also checking the Put/Call Ratio on the options chain for your chosen expiration. “If the ratio is above 1,” he explained, “that means there are more ...