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bearish option strategies

Fifteen Popular Option Strategies for Different Market Scenarios [Full List]

10 min read

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Option strategies offer perhaps the widest range of opportunities to earn money in different scenarios across the whole financial market. With a large selection of different options strategies,...

call ratio spread

The Call Ratio Spread Explained: Basic Principles for Traders (Learn the Essentials)

8 min read

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If you want to get rid of downside risk and have found a stock that may move only a little over the next weeks, the call ratio spread might be a strategy to consider. This options setup, ideal for...

typical open interest distribution in options

Open Interest in Options Explained: Key Metrics and Trends (Essential Guide)

8 min read

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Open interest is a concept that, at some point, every options trader needs to understand. It reveals the total number of outstanding contracts in the market. Knowing what open interest means in...

How Does the Option Buying Power Work?

A Focus on the Option Buying Power: What It Is and How It Works [Explained]

5 min read

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If you are a trader, you must have certainly found the concept of option buying power on your broker's platform. This simple concept is the cash available in your account for options trading....

Pros and Cons of Trading Index Options

The Basics of Index Options: An Overview for Beginners (Trading Indexes and Index-Based ETFs)

7 min read

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Index options represent, by far, one of the most accessible ways for beginners to get broader market exposure. This article clarifies what index options are (meaning stock index options). Discover...

Put Ratio Spread

An Essential Guide to the Put Ratio Spread (Example and Things to Know)

9 min read

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We often tell you that one of the main advantages of options trading is that you can benefit from little or no movement in the underlying price. A put ratio spread offers this potential by buying...

Selecting Day Trading Options Strategies [Create a Trading Plan and Stick to It]

8 min read

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Day trading options strategies represent, perhaps, the riskiest (and yet, most tempting) operations for traders eyeing quick profits. By exploring option day trading strategies and understanding...

spread option strategy types

How to Use a Spread Option Strategy [Horizontal, Vertical, and Diagonal Spreads]

7 min read

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One of the main advantages of options trading is that it can give you the chance to invest in an underlying asset at a reduced cost or with limited risk. The spread option strategy, including...

most successful options strategies

Finding the Most Successful Options Strategy [Different Strategies for Different Outlooks]

8 min read

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If you're on this page, it is because you've probably spent a lot of time searching for the most successful options strategy. Whether you're curious about the most profitable options strategy or...

protective put

How Does the Protective Put Strategy Work? [Married Put Example Included]

10 min read

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Before being used for speculative reasons, options were originally designed to hedge your trading risk. Understanding the protective put strategy is essential if you wish to reduce your loss risk...

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