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10 stocks that were the most shorted in August

Which stocks do investors think will decline in price? Olive Invest compiled a list of the most shorted stocks in August 2022 from MarketWatch.

Unique Twist on Options Collar

Looking for a strategy to preserve your capital and protect shares of a stock you already own? Learn about this powerful variation of an options collar.

How to Trade Options 2.0

Don't make the common mistake of thinking "simpler" options are "safer." Learn how to use multi-leg options strategies for the edge you need to succeed.

How to Trade Options in a Tax Advantaged IRA

Getting hit with short term capital gains tax on your options trades? Here are some strategies that may be suitable for investing in a tax advantaged IRA.

Options to Win

With OlivePicks, it's easier than ever to build a winning portfolio of options. See how our portfolios outperformed SPY and QQQ even during the drawdown.

4 Options Trading Strategies Investors Should Know

What is your most successful option-trading strategy? What are your favorite 'defined risk' options strategies? Let's take a look at some popular option strategies that many investors use to limit their risk and when you would use them. 

Top 5 Options Calculators Reviewed

New to options investing or looking to level up your approach to options trades? Maybe you have been trading single leg calls and puts and want to understand how multi-leg option strategies work. We’ve rounded up the top options calculator tools available online and compared them.

How Fintech Engineered Automatic Transmissions For Investors

Most Millennials and Gen Z babies won’t remember the trial and error that was learning how to “drive stick.” Shift forward, backward, throw her into second, and something about riding the clutch. Good fortune and advancements in technology have made these fossil phrases unlikely to grace the vocabularies of student drivers today.

Why Fantasy Football Managers Make Excellent Options Traders

When the fall rolls around and the days cool off, the spirit of competition heats up. Every autumn, millions of people sign up and participate in fantasy football. According to ESPN, about 40 million people in the United States play fantasy football. Entering one of these highly competitive leagues entails a time-sensitive draft, money pools, and careful analysis of what’s going on in the NFL every week.

How To Get Approved For Options Trading

Right now, thousands of retail investors can get approved for options trading. Olive is pioneering better ways to leverage options with safety, certainty, and accessibility.

How Fintech Is Challenging Wall Street

In 2013, Robinhood opened up a whole new market of investors. Now a new wave of fintech is on the scene making it easier than ever before for retail investors to get a leg up.

Finally Landing On Even Ground

Just like investing, there was a time when only the wealthy could afford to travel by plane. Prior to the days of massive commercial airlines, in an era before planes could even fly above the clouds, air travel was reserved for the elite 1% of society who could afford it.

The 60/40 Portfolio is Dead

“A 60% allocation of stocks and 40% allocation of bonds in a portfolio protects from market volatility and maximizes growth”.

Taming the Complexity: Why Options Investing Has Always Eluded the Average Investor

Options have the reputation of being high-risk investments that only experts can understand...

What Is Defined Outcome Investing?

Defined Outcome Investing sounds too good to be true. Where else would you see “defined outcome” and “investing” in the same sentence?...

How Options Can Generate High-Probability Outcomes

As an investor, one of your most important objectives is generating income, and let's face it, interest rates have been low for more than a decade now.

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