A binary option is a type of options contract where the payout depends entirely on the outcome of a yes/no proposition, typically related to the price of a particular asset such as a stock or a commodity. With binary options you don’t actually buy stock or commodities you just bet on its price within a certain time period. Some binary options are listed on registered exchanges or traded on a designated contract market and are subject to oversight by U.S. regulators such as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), however a large part of the binary options market operates through websites that don’t comply with U.S. regulations or any Financial Regulatory Authorities.