Topic: Stock Options

There is value in stock markets across the board and - this may come as a surprise to some - there has been a bull market since 2009, Chris Tinker, founding partner at Libra Investment Services told CNBC.

Stocks will continue to move higher and benefit long-term investors, but not without some bumps in the road along the way, the chief economist at Wells Fargo said on Tuesday.

The market rally seen in recent sessions could be short lived as many downside risks remain, Gemma Godfrey, head of investment strategy at Brooks Macdonald Asset Management told CNBC Friday.

A couple of devices that major exchanges use to stop manipulation or extreme volatility in the markets are called "limit up, limit down." CNBC explains what these are and how they work.

Facebook has much more growth still left and will tap its existing users as well as secure growth by increasing the total number of users, Eduardo Saverin, one of the four co-founders of Facebook who retains a 5 percent stake in the social media giant, told CNBC Wednesday.

Greece’s debt restructuring is dragging credit-default swaps back into the spotlight. The New York Times reports.

Despite the turmoil over Greece, and questions over the euro zone bloc’s very survival, equities remain undervalued, market watchers told CNBC.

Deutsche Bank posted a fourth-quarter pretax loss after investment banking wilted amid the sovereign debt crisis, and as bad investments and litigation charges spoiled Josef Ackermann's final earnings presentation as chief executive.

Huge pay packages such as retention deals and bonuses for incoming, current, and even exiting CEOs have critics calling corporate boards "tone deaf," USA Today reports.

Dutch firm ASML said first-quarter orders for its chip-making machines will top those booked in the fourth quarter of last year, driven by surging demand for new ultra-thin PCs, tablets, futuristic flat-screen displays and complex smartphones.

European planemaker Airbus posted record orders of 1,608 aircraft in 2011, or a net total of 1,419 after cancellations, and predicted rival Boeing would catch up with strong sales in 2012.

British outdoor goods retailer Blacks Leisure is to go into administration and then be sold in a so-called pre-pack deal, leaving nothing for equity investors.

It will take more than Facebook to heat up the tepid market for initial public offerings, the New York Times reports.

Witching hour may sound like a bar promotion on Halloween night, but it's really three important time periods for investors and the markets.  So what are they and how do they impact investors? CNBC explains.

An auction of actress Elizabeth Taylor's world-renowned jewels took in $116 million, more than double the record for a single collection and setting new marks for pearls, colorless diamonds and Indian jewels.