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Use Volatility In Your Favor With Robinhood Options Trading In April, Volatility Index VIX Hit Highest Mark
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By Meg Flippin, Benzinga
Thanks to their large upside potential, many seasoned traders choose to trade options to play the markets. Fintechs like Robinhood have made accessing the market easier for seasoned traders to fine-tune their strategies, building based on their trading level.
With inflation remaining stubborn, the markets appearing to be waiting for the Federal Reserves next move on interest rates and the U.S. about to enter what is expected to be a polarizing presidential election, volatility has been high. In April, the VIX Index which Wall Street uses to gauge volatility in the market hit its highest level since late October 2023, when the Israel-Hamas conflict began. Year-to-date, the VIX Index is up more than 12%.
Options Abound With Options Trading
While volatility may scare buy-and-hold investors, for active options traders, some look at it as an opportunity. After all, with options trading, investors can engage in a variety of diverse strategies that have the potential to work in all sorts of market conditions, whether it's speculating stocks will go up or down based on their bearish and bullish outlooks. Options are also cheaper than buying shares outright, creating leverage, which means the gains on your investment could be amplified as can losses. However, options expire, and you can lose your entire investment in a short period of time. Some strategies present a potential for substantial or even unlimited losses.
Then there are the hedging capabilities that come with options, which can help mitigate the dangers of high-risk, high-reward instruments. If an investor is worried a stock is going to fall they can purchase puts that enable them to sell the stock at a strike price, regardless of where the stock falls prior to expiration of the option. The same cant be said of stocks. If shares tank, you dont have any downward protection other than to sell and limit your losses. However, if the stock goes up or doesnt move prior to expiration, the option will expire worthless and the loss is equal to the premium paid.
Leveling The Playing Field For Options Investors
Accessing options trading is getting even easier thanks to Robinhoods trading platform. Not only do customers get access to options but also advanced charts, including the ability to track and modify technical indicators such as moving average, relative strength index and moving average convergence divergence. Furthermore, there are no contract fees.*
Other powerful features of Robinhoods platform include the ability to save and monitor options contracts to see hypothetical returns and options rolling in which you can seamlessly adjust and extend your positions. And lets not forget 24-hour support. If you have a question on your option strategy even in the wee hours of the morning, Robinhood has you covered.
Even retirement accounts and cash account holders can trade options with Robinhood. The same cant be said of some of Robinhoods rivals.
Robinhoods efforts to improve access are not surprising. For some time now, the company has been on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to investing by providing access to an array of investment and retirement products, keeping costs down and commissions at zero (other fees apply). Take Robinhood Gold for one example. Gold subscribers get 5% APY on uninvested cash in their brokerage account, a 1% boost on brokerage transfers and instant deposits.
None of this is lost on options traders, which is why that part of Robinhoods business is growing, and options traders are taking note. Robinhood is making moves to grow its market share even more. We want to be number one in the active trader market. So active traders are very important for us, Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev said in a recent interview. They care about very specific things like performance, pricing, user experience. And we're making lots of investments there both in the user experience and in new product innovations that other competitors don't offer, 24-hour market being a great example there.
Options trading is growing in popularity as regular retail investors learn its virtues. Robinhood wants to be a leader in the space and is pulling out all the stops to achieve that.
Featured photo by Nicholas Cappello on Unsplash.
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*There are no contract fees charged directly by Robinhood. However Robinhood does pass through certain fees charged by securities regulators and exchanges.
Commission-free trading of stocks, ETFs and options refers to $0 commissions for Robinhood Financial self-directed individual cash or margin brokerage accounts that trade U.S. listed securities and certain OTC securities electronically. Keep in mind, other fees such, Gold subscription fees, wire transfer fees, and paper statement fees may apply to your brokerage account. Please see Robinhood Financial's Fee Schedule to learn more.
Options trading entails significant risk and is not appropriate for all customers. Customers must read and understand the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options before engaging in any options trading strategies. Options transactions are often complex and may involve the potential of losing the entire investment in a relatively short period of time. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk, including the potential for losses that may exceed the original investment amount.
Robinhood Financial does not guarantee favorable investment outcomes. The past performance of a security or financial product does not guarantee future results or returns. Customers should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing in options. Because of the importance of tax considerations to all options transactions, the customer considering options should consult their tax advisor as to how taxes affect the outcome of each options strategy. Supporting documentation for any claims, if applicable, will be furnished upon request.
Rolling options does not ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss. An investor may also end up compounding their losses. By rolling out, the duration is extended, which can also increase risks as there's more time for the underlying security's price to move unfavorably.
One of the key downsides of options vs stocks is that options contracts expire over time. For puts, If the stock price is at or above the strike price, the option expires worthless, and you can lose the money you paid for the options contract.
Risk of VIX options:
The prices of VIX options can fluctuate significantly and thus increase the risk for investors.
The VIX is a synthetic value that is calculated on the basis of option prices. Investors who invest in VIX options should therefore be aware of the special features of this asset class.
In some market situations, the VIX and thus also the prices of VIX options may not move in the expected direction. This means that in some cases VIX options may not help to reduce the risk of a portfolio, but rather increase it.
VIX options generally have a term of only a few months and are therefore more suitable for short-term trading.
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Explora Books has opened an unexpected new chapter for The Golden Codex: the publisher has arranged a private meeting between author William Sandberg and a film producer to explore whether the novel’s layered world might translate to screen. It’s an intriguing development for a book that already feels cinematic in its pacing, scope, and layered mythos.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 27th Nov 2025 – The Golden Codex follows Jim Ralston and his son Piers through a world where ancient orders, metaphysical realms, and inherited debts collide. While the story spans decades and dimensions, its emotional core remains grounded in a father trying to free his child from a fate he once escaped himself. The book’s mythologies—secret names, soul-gates, conjunctions, and golden relics—don’t overwhelm the narrative as much as they create a kind of gravitational pull, drawing readers into a system of belief that feels internally coherent and hauntingly alive.
Much of the story’s allure comes from the way Sandberg balances intimate character work with dense metaphysical architecture. Piers’ gradual awakening to his role as the Torvi is less a chosen-one flourish and more a study in spiritual inheritance. Each “conjunction” he reaches marks not only an elevation of power but another step away from the life he believes he’s living. The book blurs the line between survival and transcendence, making Piers’ journey feel less like a rise and more like a surrender to a truth that has been waiting for him.
What gives the novel its lingering effect, however, is the way it treats knowledge itself as both liberating and dangerous. The secret arts—Brahan, Avda, Ohan—aren’t decorative lore. They shape the moral logic of the world, revealing how truth can elevate, bind, or consume a person depending on who is wielding it. The Golden Codex (the artifact, not the novel) becomes a symbol of this tension: beautiful, potent, coveted, and ultimately transformative in ways no one can fully control.
The meeting arranged by Explora Books will allow Sandberg and the producer to discuss adaptation possibilities and to consider how the novel’s subtle, character-rooted supernaturalism might be realized visually—should they choose to proceed. The novel’s interplay between earthly and metaphysical realms, its slow-burn betrayals, and its gold-rooted symbolism offer material that could be interpreted in a number of cinematic directions, though no decisions have been made.
For Explora Books, the meeting is part of the publisher’s ongoing efforts to support authors in connecting with creators across media. For William Sandberg, it represents a chance to hear how another storyteller imagines his world. And for new readers, it’s an invitation to step into a story where every choice, every ritual, and every fragment of gold carries weight far beyond the page.
The Golden Codex is available through major booksellers. Visit explorabooks.com to learn more.
About Explora Books
Explora Books is a Vancouver-based firm helping authors break through the noise of the self-publishing world. Using focused research and strategic marketing, we give writers clear paths to visibility and measurable growth. Our team simplifies each stage of self-publishing with practical guidance and reliable support. Committed to innovation and high standards, Explora Books works to give authors a real chance to be seen, heard, and published on their own terms.
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Explora Books Brings New Life to The Genome of Faith as Dr. Ulysses Lagrimas Labilles Steps Onto the Global Stage at Frankfurter Buchmesse
There are books about illness, and then there are books that quietly shift how we think about being alive. With the republication of The Genome of Faith: A Life Unfolding Between Heaven and Earth, Explora Books reintroduces a memoir that seamlessly threads science, mortality, and the quiet force of Grace in a way that’s hard to ignore. This renewed edition recently traveled with Explora Books to the Frankfurter Buchmesse, giving international readers their first glimpse of a narrative that refuses to choose between data and devotion.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 27th Nov 2025 – At its center is Dr. Labilles—an epidemiologist trained to decode patterns, probabilities, and the logic of disease. Before his diagnosis, his life was shaped by fieldwork, the mathematics of public health, and serving communities like the Navajo Nation as part of the CDC Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Corps. His distinguished career as a cancer researcher and public health advocate was upended by a devastating diagnosis: stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases.
In the memoir, Dr. Labilles walks readers through the disorientation of becoming a patient after years of studying them. He describes the aftermath of two craniotomies, the abrupt halt of chemotherapy when his body resisted, and the surprising clarity that arrived with genomic sequencing. A rare MET exon 14 skipping mutation changed his treatment path, introducing readers to the frontier of precision oncology, where survival is shaped by the unique genetics of a single tumor, not broad protocols.
But The Genome of Faith is far more than a medical journey. What startled Dr. Labilles most wasn’t cancer’s ferocity—it was the discovery that faith, which he once held at arm’s length, had been waiting. He calls this Grace: an unearned favor that steadied him when statistics could not. His reflections move gently between the pews of St. Patrick Parish Church and the clinical halls where he wrestled with prognosis and possibility. Science answered the “how,” but Grace began to answer the “why.”
Layered into the narrative are the people he carries with him—his parents, whom he calls his “core”; his four children, to whom he pens a final, aching letter; and the ancestry behind the names Labilles and Lágrimas, both markers of the history that formed him.
By featuring the book at Frankfurt, Explora Books offered global readers a chance to encounter a story that refuses to separate knowledge from devotion. The republication invites anyone facing uncertainty—medical or otherwise—to sit with a memoir that looks at life from both sides of the microscope.
The Genome of Faith: A Life Unfolding Between Heaven and Earth is newly available through Explora Books and through major booksellers worldwide.
About Explora Books
Explora Books is a Vancouver-based firm helping authors break through the noise of the self-publishing world. Using focused research and strategic marketing, we give writers clear paths to visibility and measurable growth. Our team simplifies each stage of self-publishing with practical guidance and reliable support. Committed to innovation and high standards, Explora Books works to give authors a real chance to be seen, heard, and published on their own terms.
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Explora Books has arranged a private meeting between author Curtis Lind and a film producer to explore potential creative interpretations of Beyond the Veil: Quest for the Samhain Treasure. It’s a natural curiosity for a book that blends adventure, folklore, and emotional undercurrents into a story that feels both fantastical and quietly sincere.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 27th Nov 2025 – Lind’s novel follows Sophie and Pierre, two African Gray parrots whose idyllic life in their enchanted tree-home, Babu Nyumbani, takes a sharp turn when a silvery invitation arrives—summoning them to a Halloween celebration hosted by Pomona, Roman goddess of the harvest. The premise may sound whimsical, yet the story quickly reveals deeper roots. Behind the pumpkins, spirits, and otherworldly guides lies a more personal search: the siblings’ hope to uncover what happened to their family, who mysteriously vanished years before.
The journey that follows—stretching from whispering forests to pumpkin graveyards, from spectral gatherings to ancient chambers—has the charm of a fable but the stakes of a quest myth. Lind writes Sophie and Pierre not as caricatures but as siblings negotiating fear, loyalty, and the uneasy space between trust and caution. Their encounters with beings like Crooked Straw, Luna the owl, and Archibald the badger turn the narrative into a study of shifting allegiances: who can be believed, who is deceived, and who is still learning what they truly stand for.
What makes the book resonate beyond its magical elements is its meditation on heritage and burden. Archibald’s revelation about his ancestral duty, the Vex Shadows’ attempts to preserve their dominion, and the ancient key tied to the Samhain treasure all invite questions about what it means to inherit a world in need of mending. The treasure itself—wisdom rather than wealth—guides the story toward a gentler truth: that restoration and clarity often matter more than triumph.
The arranged meeting between Curtis Lind and the film producer offers an opportunity to discuss whether this blend of folklore, adventure, and emotional recovery could be explored in another medium. No commitments have been made; instead, it’s an open conversation—one shaped by the novel’s rich imagery and the quiet poignancy beneath its Halloween shimmer.
For Explora Books, facilitating the meeting is another step in supporting authors whose worlds invite collaborative imagination. For Lind, it becomes a chance to hear how another storyteller envisions the echoing forests, spectral hills, and shifting loyalties of his Samhain realm.
Beyond the Veil: Quest for the Samhain Treasure is soon available through Explora Books and major booksellers. To learn more, visit explorabooks.com.
About Explora Books
Explora Books is a Vancouver-based firm helping authors break through the noise of the self-publishing world. Using focused research and strategic marketing, we give writers clear paths to visibility and measurable growth. Our team simplifies each stage of self-publishing with practical guidance and reliable support. Committed to innovation and high standards, Explora Books works to give authors a real chance to be seen, heard, and published on their own terms.
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From Page to Potential Screen: The Golden Codex Moves Into Conversation
Curtis Lind to Meet With Film Producer as Beyond the Veil Expands Its Horizons
Explora Books Brings New Life to The Genome of Faith as Dr. Ulysses Lagrimas Labilles Steps Onto the Global Stage at Frankfurter Buchmesse
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