In option trading a straddle play is created when two option trades are opened in the same underlying asset at the same strike price at the same expiration date but with both a call and a put. One side of the option play will become higher priced in an uptrend and the other will move higher […]
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An Iron Condor trading strategy is an option play that is created with two vertical spreads. An Iron Condor is a combination of both a put option spread and a call option spread that have the same expiration date and four different strike prices. A long iron condor is when an option trader sells both sides
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A put option contract gives the buyer of the contract the right to sell the underlying asset to the seller of the option at the strike price on the day of expiration. The put buyer has the right to ‘put’ the asset or sell the asset to the put option seller on the date of
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This is a Guest Post by Chuck McCleary @optionsappetite. When the Volatility Index (or VIX) gets above 20, most traders take their foot off the gas due to heightened uncertainty in the markets. But to options traders that sell premium, higher volatility equals more opportunity. Let me explain why. Historically, implied volatility (IV) is always greater
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