An assignment refers to transferring rights or property. Learn how assignments work in options contracts and see examples of assignments in mortgages, wages, and leases.

Last week we talked about how and when to exercise options, and to explore the category further, this week we are looking at the flip side of the coin -- options assignment. There are two sides to an ...

Options assignment is a process in options trading that involves fulfilling the obligations of an options contract. It occurs when the buyer of an options contract exercises their right to buy or sell ...

The options market can seem to have a language of its own. To the average investor, there are likely a number of unfamiliar terms, but for an individual with a short options position – someone who has ...

The options market can seem to have a language of its own. To the average investor, there are likely a number of unfamiliar terms, but for an individual with a short options position—someone who has ...

In late April, we began a case study series investigating how one might use options to express a bullish investment opinion in IBM. This case study was based on a Tear Sheet I had published to ...

What does it mean when an option is "assigned" to you? There is a lot of technical jargon that is specific to the options market. For a beginner who is aiming to learn how to trade options, ...

For some people, options trading conjures either fantasies of instant riches or nightmares of losing everything. But those are the visions of market-timing speculators, not long-term investors. For ...

Your first assignment: decoding this important options term before you start trading. The options market can seem to have a language of its own. To the average investor, there are likely a number of ...