Options can be used for speculation but they are also frequently used to reduce risk/exposure. Covered calls and married puts are just a couple of such strategi

Options can be used for speculation but they are also frequently used to reduce risk/exposure. Covered calls and married puts are just a couple of such strategies frequently used by retail investors. We shouldn’t ban those tools just to prevent political corruption. We should be enforcing the law when it comes to insider trading and market manipulation much more effectively.