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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.
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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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Korean startup Zeroto100 INC. unveils matchfac eco — a data-driven platform that matches manufacturers with low-carbon Vietnamese factories and automates ISO 14067-based carbon footprint reporting.
Daejeon, South Korea, 29th Jul 2026 — Zeroto100 INC., a South Korean green-tech startup led by CEO Heejin Jung, has officially launched matchfac eco, a B2B SaaS platform that connects export-oriented businesses with low-carbon Vietnamese manufacturers and automates product carbon footprint (PCF) calculation in line with ISO 14067 standards.
The platform directly addresses a growing challenge for small and mid-sized exporters: as the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and South Korea’s mandatory ESG disclosure requirements take effect, companies are increasingly required to prove the carbon footprint of goods produced by overseas partner factories — data that most manufacturers in developing countries have never systematically collected.
“The factory selection process has always been driven by price and lead time. No one was measuring carbon,” said Heejin Jung, CEO of Zeroto100 INC. “We built matchfac eco to change that — so that choosing the most cost-efficient factory naturally becomes the same decision as choosing the lowest-carbon factory.”
From Factory Floor Data to Carbon Reports — Automatically
matchfac eco is built on a proprietary energy efficiency database compiled from 30+ Vietnamese partner factories across key manufacturing categories including injection molding, garment production, metal fabrication, and eco-packaging. Factory-level data — including electricity consumption (kWh), equipment efficiency ratings, and renewable energy usage — was collected through direct on-site visits and ongoing partner relationships, not aggregated from secondary sources.
When a buyer inputs product specifications and production conditions, the platform automatically maps this activity data against standardized emission factors (covering Vietnam-Korea grid coefficients, material-level carbon indices, and logistics-mode emission rates) and calculates a PCF value in real time. The entire process follows the ISO 14067 methodology and GHG Protocol standards, producing results that are directly usable for CBAM declarations and ESG supply chain disclosures.
Traditional lifecycle assessment (LCA) typically requires months of specialist consulting and significant cost — making it inaccessible for most SMEs. matchfac eco’s lightweight PCF engine delivers equivalent outputs instantly, with no carbon expertise required on the buyer’s side.
Four Core Capabilities
- Low-Carbon Factory Matching — AI-powered recommendations rank partner factories by carbon efficiency, not just price and lead time, enabling buyers to make environmentally informed sourcing decisions from the first step.
- Automated PCF Calculation — Real-time Scope 2 (manufacturing electricity) and partial Scope 3 (logistics) carbon footprint calculation, mapped to international emission factor databases and tailored to Vietnam-Korea cross-border production.
- Integrated Production Dashboard — A single interface manages the full manufacturing lifecycle: prototype, mass production, quality inspection, and logistics — with carbon data updating automatically at each stage.
- Global Compliance Guide — Built-in CBAM and ESG regulatory tracking, with auto-generated carbon report drafts ready for submission to EU customs authorities or ESG disclosure frameworks.
Why Vietnam, Why Now
Vietnam has become a primary manufacturing hub for Korean exporters, yet the country’s factory energy data remains largely opaque. Zeroto100 INC. has spent years building direct relationships with Vietnamese manufacturers — verifying production capacity, quality systems, and energy usage on the ground. This foundation gives matchfac eco a data advantage that cannot be replicated from public databases alone.
“The data doesn’t come from a desk. It comes from the factory floor,” said Jung. “That’s what makes our carbon figures credible and immediately actionable.”
Company Background
Zeroto100 INC. was founded by Heejin Jung, who holds a degree in Living Design from Konkuk University and brings nine years of product design and overseas manufacturing experience, including roles at Aseong Daiso and a track record of 36+ completed OEM/ODM projects across Vietnam, China, and Korea. The company holds a registered system patent for its manufacturing project management system and has been selected for the 2026 Korea Green Youth Entrepreneurship Spring Camp, supported by the Korea Environment Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) under the Ministry of Climate and Environment.
matchfac eco is currently accepting beta partner factory registrations and early-access enterprise inquiries.
For more information, visit: https://matchfaceco.com/
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DID Global Launches DG Partners, Offering Partners Lifetime Revenue Share of Up to 7% Per Referred Client
Kyiv, Ukraine, July 29th, 2026, FinanceWire
New affiliate program pays partners for as long as a referred client stays with DID Global, with no cap on duration
DID Global, a cloud telephony and virtual number infrastructure provider operating in more than 180 countries, has launched DG Partners, an affiliate program offering partners lifetime revenue share of up to 7% on every referred client for as long as that client remains active with the company. Unlike a one-time referral bonus, payouts under DG Partners continue for the full duration of the client relationship, with no expiration date.
DG Partners is built for affiliate marketers, media buyers, and B2B partners who refer business clients to DID Global’s telephony and virtual number services. A partner’s earnings scale with how long a referred client stays active, rather than stopping after a single payout.
“We didn’t want another program where you get paid once and move on,” said Max Yablonskyi, CMO at DID Global. “If someone brings us a client who sticks around for years, that partner should keep getting paid for years too. That’s the whole idea behind DG Partners.”
Partners who join DG Partners get referral tracking, dedicated account support, and the lifetime revenue share structure from day one. DID Global said the program is aimed at partners already active in telecom, fintech, iGaming, and related referral networks, where demand for reliable cross-border telephony and virtual number coverage continues to grow.
About DID Global
DID Global provides local phone numbers, cloud PBX, and SIP trunking to businesses in more than 180 countries, with connections typically live within 15 minutes of signup and a published uptime of 99.9%. The company serves more than 3,000 business clients, working with fintech, e-commerce, and call center clients on number reputation management and cross-border telephony infrastructure, with transparent per-country pricing. More information is available at didglobal.biz/en.
About DG Partners
DG Partners is DID Global’s affiliate and referral program, offering revenue share to partners who refer business clients to DID Global’s telephony infrastructure. More information is available at dgp.club.
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Ignite Publishing Announces July 31 Release of Ignite Humanity Everyday People Making Extraordinary Impact
Ignite Publishing today announced the upcoming release of Ignite Humanity: Everyday People Making Extraordinary Impact, a twenty-seven author anthology launching July 31st, the newest title from the team behind the international bestselling Ignite compilation series.
Canada, 29th Jul 2026— Ignite Publishing today announced the July 31 release of Ignite Humanity: Everyday People Making Extraordinary Impact, a new compilation book from the team behind the international bestselling Ignite series. The book is written by Lady JB Owen, founder and CEO of Ignite Publishing, alongside twenty-six additional authors, and includes a foreword by Jim Poole, CEO of NuCalm.
The book centers on the premise that meaningful change is not reserved for the famous or the powerful. Its title, Ignite Humanity: Everyday People Making Extraordinary Impact, reflects its central idea: that ordinary individuals, through a single decision or turning point in their lives, are capable of shifting the course of their own story and, in turn, the lives of others around them. Each chapter is built around the belief that no two stories are the same, yet every story shares a common thread: the human capacity to rise, to give, and to connect across difference.
Each of the twenty-seven contributors shares a personal account of a defining turning point in their life, referred to within the Ignite series as an Ignite Moment. Every author’s story is paired with a companion profile of a historical figure whose life reflects a similar experience, selected by that author. The historical figures featured span more than two thousand years, from the philosopher Socrates in ancient Greece and the thirteenth-century poet Rumi, to twentieth-century figures including Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, and Maria Montessori, alongside individuals whose contributions to science, education, and the arts are documented but not widely known.
“Every single person on this planet has a story, and every story has the power to impact humanity,” said Lady JB Owen. “Our stories do not define us. They refine us. They make us human. And sharing that story may be the very thing that helps someone else discover the same. That is what this book is. Twenty-six examples that one person, choosing to show up, can change everything for everyone.”
About Lady JB Owen and Ignite Publishing
Owen founded Ignite Publishing on a simple belief: that every human being carries a story, and that story, once shared, has the power to change lives globally. At the heart of every Ignite book is the Ignite Moment
, the single pivotal instant that changes the direction of a person’s life. Every author goes through the company’s own training and coaching process, learning how to find that exact moment and how to tell it as the hero of their story rather than the victim of it.
“We don’t teach people to relive their pain,” said Owen. “We teach them to recognize the moment they rose out of it. That is the version of the story that actually helps someone else rise too. My mission has never been about me. It is about waking people up to what they are capable of, and reminding every person watching or reading that they already carry what the world is waiting for.”
Under her leadership, Ignite Publishing has grown into an international compilation series, publishing more than 800 authors from 47 countries across 27 books to date. Owen also hosts Ignite Humanity Live, a program featuring conversations with leaders and public figures about personal impact and service to others.
About Jim Poole and the Foreword
Ignite Humanity: Everyday People Making Extraordinary Impact features a foreword written by Jim Poole, CEO of NuCalm, a company focused on neuroscience-based technology for stress reduction and nervous system regulation. Poole has spent more than a decade working in the field of human physiology and stress response, and also contributes a personal chapter to the book alongside the other twenty-six authors.
Author List
The twenty-six featured authors are: Allison Prince, Andi Buerger, Barbie Layton, Bobbi Smith, Brigitta Hoeferle, Brittni Fiddler, Butta B Rocka, Carol Daly, Dame Doria Cordova, Debra Atkinson, Diana von Welanetz Wentworth, Farrah Smith, Husam, Jackie Graves, Janie Jurkovich, Jeff Pappas, Jenny Salimi, Jim Poole, Katie Allen, Kyla Rawlins, LaShawn Merritt, Margie Breault, Nicole Mixdorf, Randy Dyck, Sarah Gallop, and Sri Mummaneni.
Together with Lady JB Owen, these twenty-seven voices span multiple countries and industries, including business, medicine, sports, entertainment, healing arts, philanthropy, and advocacy. Their stories cover loss, reinvention, faith, forgiveness, service, and the quiet daily choices that build a meaningful life. Each contributor wrote their chapter with the stated intention of using their personal experience to offer guidance, encouragement, or perspective to readers navigating similar circumstances.
About the Ignite Moment Framework
Each Ignite Publishing book is organized around what the company calls an Ignite Moment: a specific, identifiable turning point in an author’s life. Authors go through Ignite Publishing’s internal writing and coaching process to identify this moment and structure their chapter around it, alongside a historical figure selected to accompany their story. The pairing structure, in which each personal story is followed by a profile of a historical figure with a parallel life experience, is used throughout the Ignite compilation series.
Inspiration Classrooms Initiative
Ignite Humanity: Everyday People Making Extraordinary Impact is released alongside Ignite Publishing’s ongoing Inspiration Classrooms initiative, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit program focused on providing sustainable, eco-friendly learning environments for children in underserved communities and incorporating the same story-based framework used throughout the Ignite series into early childhood education. To date, the initiative has funded the construction of two schools, built using environmentally sustainable materials and designed to serve as long-term community learning spaces. The curriculum used within these classrooms includes storytelling components drawn from the Ignite Moment framework, intended to help children recognize resilience, compassion, and problem-solving within stories from history as well as their own lives.
Availability
Ignite Humanity: Everyday People Making Extraordinary Impact will be available July 31 on Amazon and at www.igniteyou.life.
For more information, interviews, or details on becoming an author in an upcoming Ignite Publishing title, visit www.igniteyou.life or contact info@igniteyou.life.
About Ignite Publishing:
Ignite Publishing, founded by Lady JB Owen, is a purpose-driven publishing company dedicated to empowering individuals to share authentic stories that inspire hope, resilience, and positive change. Through collaborative publishing, professional editorial guidance, and transformational book projects, Ignite Publishing helps authors amplify their voices and create a lasting impact while advancing its mission to uplift humanity through the power of storytelling.
Media Contact: Carolina Gold, Ignite Publishing, info@igniteyou.life
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