{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Market Insights","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights","author_name":"David Russell","author_url":"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/author\/drussell\/","title":"The Basics of Options | Market Insights","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"84bbfIxWAF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/2025\/09\/21\/the-basics-of-options-2\/\">The Basics of Options<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/2025\/09\/21\/the-basics-of-options-2\/embed\/#?secret=84bbfIxWAF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Basics of Options&#8221; &#8212; Market Insights\" data-secret=\"84bbfIxWAF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Know_your_options_logo.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"Options are an important tool for many retail investors. They can either replace trading shares, or make it easier to position oneself in stocks. Let\u2019s consider the first things options traders need to know. An Option\u2019s Price Is Usually Called \u2018Premium\u2019 There are some historical reasons for this but they\u2019re not very interesting. Just remember [&hellip;]"}