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What is an IPO and Why Do Companies Go Public?
An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is a process that allows a private company to become public and trade on an exchange. Taking a business public enables the company to access new capital, which is used to grow the business, pay off debt, and invest in new initiatives.
What is VXX and How Can You Trade It?
VXX is an exchange-traded-note (ETN) that allows market participants to trade a near-term blend of S&P 500 VIX futures contracts. Learn more about the product, and how its performance is tied to that of the VIX futures forward curve.
What Are the Different Types of Securities?
Learn more about the different types of securities and how they work including stocks, ETFs, ETNs, REITs, ADRs and MLPs.
What are Stocks & How do They Work?
Discover what stocks are and how they work in the financial markets. Learn about ownership shares, trading strategies, and factors that affect stock prices.
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Options

What is the VIX Volatility Index and How Can You Trade It?
The VIX Volatility Index is a cash-settled index that gives traders context around implied moves in the S&P 500 on a 30-day, forward looking basis. Learn about the nuances of the VIX, and how it relates to VIX futures contracts.
How to Trade Options: A Beginner's Guide
Learn how to trade options with our step-by-step guide for beginners. Understand the fundamentals like calls and puts, risk management, and more.
What Are Options & How Do They Work?
Discover what options are and how they work. Learn about calls, puts, strike prices, and how intrinsic and extrinsic value come into play.
Long Call Option Trading Strategy
A long call option is a bullish, defined risk strategy that benefits from a stock price increasing.
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Futures

Futures Options
Options on futures allow traders and investors to gain more dynamic exposure to futures markets. Futures options settle to a specific futures contract prior to settling to cash or a physical product. Learn more about the nuances of futures options.
Futures vs. Options: What Are the Differences?
Futures and options are both derivative contracts that can be bought or sold and used for speculation and hedging purposes, but their trading characteristics vary greatly. Learn more here.
What Are Futures and How Does Futures Trading Work?
Discover what futures are, how they work, and the fundamentals of futures trading in financial markets.
Available Futures Products
Explore tastytrade's comprehensive selection of futures products. From mini S&P 500 and Micro Bitcoin futures to Crude Oil and Treasuries.
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Crypto

Available Cryptocurrencies
Access major cryptocurrencies on tastytrade, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Dogecoin. Trade seamlessly with USD pairs in your crypto-enabled account.
What is Bitcoin (BTC) and How Does It Work?
Explore Bitcoin, a decentralized digital currency. Learn about its workings, mining, and how to start trading it today.
What is Ethereum (ETH) and How Does it Work?
Ethereum is a decentralized platform for smart contracts and apps. Discover how Ethereum works and how you can start trading ETH.
What is Cryptocurrency Trading and How Does It Work?
Learn what cryptocurrencies are and how cryptocurrency trading works. Start trading crypto with our step-by-step guide.
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Other Products

What Are Indices and How Does Index Trading Work?
Dive into financial indices and how index trading works. From equity to commodity indices, discover how these instruments provide insights into market trends and how to incorporate them into your trading strategy.
What Are Bonds & How Do They Work?
Explore how bonds work, from basics like the types of bonds to maturity and interest payments. Learn how bonds generate income and are influenced by monetary policy. Discover how bonds can diversify a trader's portfolio.
What Are Commodities and How Do You Trade Them?
Commodities allow traders and investors to deviate from the traditional equity world and trade products like precious metals, currencies, agriculture, and more. Learn what they are and how to trade them.
What Are ETFs & How to Trade Them
Explore what ETFs are, how they work, and how to trade them.

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tastytrade, Inc. (“tastytrade”) does not provide investment, tax, or legal advice. tastytrade’s website and brokerage services are not intended for persons of any jurisdiction where tastytrade is not authorized to do business or where such products and other services offered by the tastytrade would be contrary to the securities regulations, futures regulations or other local laws and regulations of that jurisdiction. Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to options trading may expose investors to potentially significant losses. Please read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options before deciding to invest in options.

Futures accounts are not protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). All customer futures accounts’ positions and cash balances are segregated by Apex Clearing Corporation. Futures and futures options trading is speculative and is not suitable for all investors. Please read the Futures & Exchange-Traded Options Risk Disclosure Statement prior to trading futures products.

Cryptocurrency transaction and custody services are powered by Zero Hash LLC and Zero Hash Liquidity Services LLC. Cryptocurrency assets are held and custodied by Zero Hash LLC, not tastytrade. Zero Hash LLC and Zero Hash Liquidity Services are licensed to engage in Virtual Currency Business Activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Cryptocurrency assets are not subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) coverage. Cryptocurrency trading is not suitable for all investors due to the number of risks involved. The value of any cryptocurrency, including digital assets pegged to fiat currency, commodities, or any other asset, may go to zero.

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