Explore the origins of options contracts, from rice traders in ancient times to today's financial markets. Understand their ...

having suffered through a wild five years and showing barely positive returns during that period, investors are looking at alternative asset classes to boost returns and round out their portfolios.

Trading options can be a complicated process. Information overload among the uninitiated is prevalent, as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible ...

Derivatives. Commodities. Options. Futures. If you’re relatively new to investing, making sense of terms like these can be a daunting task. All of them are complex financial instruments that are ...

The primary difference between a futures contract and a commodity option contract is that a futures contract obligates a trader to buy or sell the underlying commodity. Along with this, commodity ...

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Commodities expert James Cordier today announced the launch of his new trading firm, OptionSpreaders.com, a U.S.-registered commodity trading advisor ...

On September 30, CFTC staff issued responses to several frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to commodity options. Pursuant to Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, which defines the term ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Gold ? whether traditional or “black” ? is creating quite a situation for investors. Though many are describing a “booming” gold market, local financial investors have different feelings on the future ...

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - India's cabinet cleared the way on Thursday for commodities exchanges to launch options, a move that should boost liquidity on markets that are already attracting ...

OptionSpreaders.com represents the ultimate evolution of option selling, offering managed commodity option portfolios for high-net-worth and accredited investors through credit spreads. TAMPA, Fla., ...