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Figure 1 TLRY iron fly on 13 September 2018 Options have infinite combinations but the classic hypothetical risk free trade is the credit spread...
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Covered calls are popular among investors looking for a conservative way to generate additional income from their stock holdings. However, it’s essential to understand...
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What’s the Difference Between SPX and SPY Options? Dividends Dividends are not normally paid to options holders. However, SPY pays a dividend every quarter....
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A few weeks ago we introduced a new strategy to our members. While a double diagonal spread is a well known strategy, we are...
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This article will shows how this works, and how IV can affect your decision on what type of trade to open. Directional Spreads Let’s...
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Here’s our guide to this phenomenon and its uses in options trading… Implied Volatility Skewness Background Implied volatility (IV) describes the market’s expected volatility...
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Why to prevent drawdowns? Here are some of the key reasons: Preserving Capital: When a portfolio experiences a drawdown, the value of the portfolio...
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For the option buyer, the opposite is true. By owning an option, the trader has the potential to score a big profit—if the underlying...
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For example: You see a credit spread with a market of $1.00 bid and $1.60 ask. There is little chance of selling the spread...
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There are benefits to delta-neutral trading. One of the primary benefits is that it can help you minimize your risk. By hedging your portfolio...
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Looking at a common situation, suppose that you have written a covered call. You owned 300 shares of YFS (Your Favorite Stock Inc.), watched...
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For example, if the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) trades at $396 per share, we expect a significant move in the S&P 500. Still,...
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When I first started trading, online brokers were just starting to emerge, and my choices were limited. I remember spending hours watching CNBC, trying...
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A winning ratio is simply a number of winning trades divided by the total number of trades. For example, a trader who won 15...
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In this article, we’ll discuss these differences and how they affect you, so you can discover how to avoid potentially costly problems. Differences There...