The holiday season is here and the markets are taking a pause. But that doesn’t mean we have to sit idle. While Wall Street is quiet, it’s the perfect time to sharpen our trading skills and learn ...

The holiday season is here and the markets are taking a pause… But that doesn’t mean we have to sit idle. While Wall Street is quiet, it’s the perfect time to sharpen our trading skills and learn ...

In last week’s commentary, I cautioned that stocks stiff faced delta-hedging risk, whereby sellers of portfolio insurance, or put options on the index and exchange-traded fund (ETF) options, are ...

Hedging is a technique used to reduce or fully mitigate a risk exposure. Hedging is a commonplace practice in business, finance, investment management, and even everyday life. In a financial setting, ...

After stocks got pummeled once again on weaker-than-expected monthly employment numbers, flashbacks to Aug. 2 and Aug. 5 immediately came to mind. In this period, the S&P 500 Index (SPX -- 5,408.42) ...

Chris Capre, head professor of Benzinga Options school, discussed how option dealers and market makers hedge on a daily basis at the Fintwit Conference presented by Benzinga and Lupton Capital.