A short put spread is a neutral-to-bullish options strategy that is usually initiated when the trader believes the underlying stock will hold above a firm layer of support. Also known as a "credit ...

After we enter a short strangle, we go into position management mode. When movements in share value remain moderate we don't have a directional exposure to the underlying. We just capture time value ...

Credit spreads might seem intimidating, but they're a lower-risk way to sell put premium A short put spread is a neutral-to-bullish options strategy that is usually initiated when the trader believes ...

While many are familiar with buying stocks in hopes of profiting, the strategies for benefiting from price declines are often less understood. Two powerful tools in the bearish (pessimistic) ...

To construct a short put spread, you would first identify a chart level that has served as support in the past A long put spread is a bearish options strategy that is usually initiated when the trader ...

While index funds provide broad market exposure to credit and interest rate (duration) risk, they do not take advantage of a persistent market inefficiency called the volatility risk premium. OVT uses ...