Options trading is the buying and selling of options contracts in the market, usually on a public exchange. Options are often the next level of security that new investors learn about following their ...

Profits at CommSec have risen by more than a third to $155.7 million as the country’s largest online stockbroker benefits from a frenzy of trading triggered by surging and volatile global markets over ...

An option is a financial instrument whose value is tied to an underlying asset; this is known as a derivative. Instead of buying an asset, such as company stock, outright, an options contract allows ...