Time decay – also called theta – is a measure of the value of an options contract as it nears its expiry date. An option’s value will decrease the closer it gets to the expiry date while being out of ...

In options trading, the extrinsic value of an option represents the portion of the option's price that's based on factors other than the immediate value of exercising it. Also known as “time value,” ...

Have you found strategies that make use of the decay of an option's theta that are attractive but you can't stand the associated risk? At the same time, conservative strategies such as covered-call ...

The shares of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have witnessed a short buildup in the futures segment, and the overall medium-term trend so far has been sideways to negative. “The upward momentum in the ...