Are you ready to lock in some profits with the protective put? Do you happen to own Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA), Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX), Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), Veeva Systems ( VEEV) or ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Investopedia / Michela Buttignol A protective put is a versatile risk-management ...

What Is a Protective Put? A protective put is an options trading strategy that aims to protect against potential loss in an investor's asset, like a stock position. Put options give you the right to ...

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A popular strategy to protect your portfolio from bear markets is the so-called "protective put" strategy. To execute this, investors buy puts on stocks that they already own to protect their downside ...