Learn how fixed-dollar value collars can protect companies from stock price fluctuations during mergers, detailing strategy, benefits, and limitations.

Bitcoin has surged in recent months, but it's been prone to 80%-plus drawdowns historically. Jack Ablin says a collar option strategy provides bitcoin exposure with limited volatility. Ablin ...

A collar strategy is an options trading strategy that involves holding a long position in an underlying asset while simultaneously buying a protective put option and selling a covered call option.

NUSI's initial appeal due to high yield and crash protection faltered in 2022, revealing weaknesses in its rigid options collar strategy. Recent strategy adjustments by NEOS Investments have improved ...

It’s the final trading day of a holiday-shortened week. Volatility is rising -- the VIX has risen by over 43% since the beginning of the year -- with investors waiting to see what happens in Iran. To ...

I'm cautiously bullish on gold, but concerned about a potential retracement, especially given the historically elevated gold:silver ratio. To manage risk, I'm using a collar options strategy on GLD, ...

The protective (or "married") put is a good, solid, utilitarian choice for most of your hedging needs. Whenever you'd like to limit the downside risk on a stock holding -- or even lock in some paper ...

From alpha generation to portfolio resilience, a new era of options investing is unfolding as institutions turn to derivatives to navigate risk, boost returns, and unlock dynamic strategies in a ...