Trading Instruments

Trading instruments are the assets or markets that are bought and sold by traders in the pursuit of profits. Major trading instruments include stocks, bonds, commodities, options, currencies, indexes, ETFs, and many more.

Credit Default Swap - CDS

A particular type of swap designed to transfer the credit exposure of fixed income products between two or more parties.

Put Option

A put options gives the owner the right to sell a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified price before the option expires.
VIX - CBOE Volatility Index

The Volatility Index, or VIX, is an index created by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), which shows the market's expectation of 3-da...
Volatility

Volatility measures how much the price of a security, derivative, or index fluctuates.

What You Need To Know About Binary Options Outside the U.S
Call Option
An Introduction To CFDs
Option
How to Sell Put Options to Benefit in Any Market
An Introduction to Structured Products
Understanding Option Pricing
In The Money (ITM)
Contango vs. Normal Backwardation
Butterfly Spread
The Basics of Covered Calls
Swap Rate
Greenshoe Options: An IPO's Best Friend
Bull Put Spread
Credit Default Swaps: An Introduction
What is the difference between open interest and volume?
Using the "Greeks" to Understand Options
Futures Contract
Derivatives 101
Stock Option
Use Stops To Protect Yourself From Market Loss
5 Popular Derivatives And How They Work
American Vs. European Options
Short (or Short Position)
Over-The-Counter Market
Exotic Option
Top 4 Apps for Option Traders
The Basics of Options Profitability
How is a put option exercised?
Straddle
How Does the ISIN Numbering System Work?
Price Discovery
Why is the initial value of a forward contract set to zero?
Beginners Guide To Options Strategies
How can derivatives be used for risk management?
How is the price of a derivative determined?
Introducing The VIX Options
What is the difference between a currency and interest rate swap?
5 Common Mistakes Young Investors Make
What do all of the letters in a stock option ticker symbol mean?
Calculate a Forward Rate in Excel
How To Protect A Short Position With Options (FB, AAPL)
What is the difference between a covered call and a regular call?
Warrants: A Risky But High-Return Investment Tool
When and How to Take Profits on Options
Call options: Right to buy versus obligation
The Benefits And Value Of Stock Options
Explaining Forward and Futures Contracts
What is the difference between options and futures?
Strike Price
Covered Call
Futures Quotes Explained
Collar
Non-Deliverable Forward (NDF)
Clearing House
Forward Rate Agreement (FRA)
Bull Call Spread
Types of Options Positions That Create Unlimited Liability
Notional Value
How To Value Interest Rate Swaps

Trading Instruments

Trading instruments are the assets or markets that are bought and sold by traders in the pursuit of profits. Major trading instruments include stocks, bonds, commodities, options, currencies, indexes, ETFs, and many more.

Credit Default Swap - CDS

Put Option

VIX - CBOE Volatility Index

Volatility

What You Need To Know About Binary Options Outside the U.S

Call Option

An Introduction To CFDs

Option

How to Sell Put Options to Benefit in Any Market

An Introduction to Structured Products

Understanding Option Pricing

In The Money (ITM)

Contango vs. Normal Backwardation

Butterfly Spread

The Basics of Covered Calls

Swap Rate

Greenshoe Options: An IPO's Best Friend

Bull Put Spread

Credit Default Swaps: An Introduction

What is the difference between open interest and volume?

Using the "Greeks" to Understand Options

Futures Contract

Derivatives 101

Stock Option

Use Stops To Protect Yourself From Market Loss

5 Popular Derivatives And How They Work

American Vs. European Options

Short (or Short Position)

Over-The-Counter Market

Exotic Option

Top 4 Apps for Option Traders

The Basics of Options Profitability

How is a put option exercised?

Straddle

How Does the ISIN Numbering System Work?

Price Discovery

Why is the initial value of a forward contract set to zero?

Beginners Guide To Options Strategies

How can derivatives be used for risk management?

How is the price of a derivative determined?

Introducing The VIX Options

What is the difference between a currency and interest rate swap?

5 Common Mistakes Young Investors Make

What do all of the letters in a stock option ticker symbol mean?

Calculate a Forward Rate in Excel

How To Protect A Short Position With Options (FB, AAPL)

What is the difference between a covered call and a regular call?

Warrants: A Risky But High-Return Investment Tool

When and How to Take Profits on Options

Call options: Right to buy versus obligation

The Benefits And Value Of Stock Options

Explaining Forward and Futures Contracts

What is the difference between options and futures?

Strike Price

Covered Call

Futures Quotes Explained

Collar

Non-Deliverable Forward (NDF)

Clearing House

Forward Rate Agreement (FRA)

Bull Call Spread

Types of Options Positions That Create Unlimited Liability

Notional Value

How To Value Interest Rate Swaps