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Options trading

Trading options can give your portfolio extra flexibility, enabling you to trade in flat or volatile market conditions. You can use them to target profits or reduce your risk – making them key to many advanced strategies.

Open a CFD trading account to trade our full range of quarterly, monthly or daily options.

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What is option trading?

Option trading is the buying and selling of options contracts. These financial derivatives give you the right to trade their underlying market at a specific set price. You pay a premium for this right – and if you don't want to trade the underlying, you can leave the option to expire and only lose the premium.

You can buy options contracts to hedge your risk on an open position or sell them to unlock some advanced options strategies. They can be a powerful trading tool.

To see our full range of options, open a FOREX.com demo trading account. Or follow the link below to trade with real funds.

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What are options?
Options are financial derivatives that give the holder the right – but not the obligation – to trade an underlying market at a set price before the option expires. They come in two types: calls and puts.
Options pricing
Option buyers pay a premium for the right to trade the underlying. Various factors can impact the price of options, including time decay, market volatility and more.
How to trade options
To trade options, you’ll need an account with a provider. Then, you decide whether you’d like to buy options or sell them, and which underlying markets you want to trade.

Why trade option CFDs with FOREX.com?

With a legacy of supporting traders worldwide, we remain dedicated to offering cutting-edge platforms and opportunities for market success. Here are a few reasons why over 1 million traders worldwide* have trusted us.

*StoneX retail trading live and demo accounts globally in the last 2 years.

**Refers to FX executions for the FOREX.com group.

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Reliable, consistent trade execution
Peace of mind that your trades are executed swiftly, with a 99.37%** execution rate of less than a second.
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Enjoy a suite of powerful platforms and get the popular charting program TradingView for free.
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We are backed by a legacy of experience in providing innovative products and helping traders achieve their goals.
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