Discover what an opening transaction is and how it establishes positions in options and derivatives markets. Learn about buying to open, selling to open, and more.

Many investors accumulate concentrated stock positions through company stock options, inheritance or early investments in successful firms. While these holdings can create tremendous wealth, they also ...

Money managers' combined net short position across U.S. grain and oilseed futures and options surpassed 400K contracts last week, up more than 90K and marking their most bearish collective position ...

We’ve talked in the past about how the mechanics of short selling work, and how the rules around trading, holding, and reporting do, too. However, there remain a lot of misconceptions out there about ...