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Many people think options are risky Wall Street instruments. But options are simply contracts granting you the right to buy or sell. This guide breaks down US stock options basics, covering Call vs Put, strike price, expiration, and the beginner-friendly Sell Put strategy.
The U.S.–Iran deal in Switzerland on June 22 sent oil down 3%, the Shanghai Composite up 1.78%, and gold up against the grain. Three markets moved in three directions in 24 hours. This is not one event hitting one market — it is one event hitting three markets with three different pricing engines. Three counterintuitive signals for options traders: geopolitics is a timeline not a headline, cross-market linkage broke the straddle formula, and quiet VIX is when you should be trading the IV structure.
Warsh's June 18 FOMC cut the statement 60%, removed forward guidance, and printed a hawkish dot plot. This piece translates three policy facts into three hard rules every Sell Put seller must reset tonight: strike buffer -20%, IV tolerance 25, mandatory 50% close-out before FOMC.