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Finding the Best Naked Put Options (with a Great Edge)
Selling puts is one of the favorite strategies for many traders, especially when it comes to naked put options. This strategy lets you earn…
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Managing Naked Call Options: Risks and Strategies
Selling a call is a common strategy in options trading, and there are many ways to do it. Naked call options involve selling calls…
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Benefits and Risks of the Short Calendar Spread Options Strategy
If you’re looking for advanced options strategy ideas, the short calendar spread might catch your interest. This is a trade that combines selling a…
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Building a Synthetic Covered Call Strategy – What You Need to Know
Options trading can give investors unique opportunities to manage risk and achieve growth. The synthetic covered call is a strategy that combines the benefits…
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A Backtested Approach to Using Bollinger Bands in Options Trading – Part 2
Following the results we showed in the first part of our series on Bollinger bands, let us show you through real-life examples how you…
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A Historical Look at the Most Successful Options Traders
Reading about how the most successful options traders, like Edward Thorp, with his unmatched 20% annual return over three decades, have interpreted the markets…
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Poor Man’s Covered Call – A Smart Choice for Neutral to Bullish Investors
Sometimes trading can require a high capital amount, so it is not surprising that the poor man’s covered call strategy has collected quite some…
What Is (and How to Use) the Batman Option Strategy?
The batman option strategy is basically a marketing name for the combination of two vertical ratio spreads (four legs with two positions each—both short…
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A Backtested Approach to Using Bollinger Bands in Options Trading – Part 1
All traders know that, in general, a few rules will hold true no matter what the market climate is. For instance, stocks move in…

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