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These are strategies that yield a fairly high reward, but come with a heavy increase in risk, with some having the potential to lose it all. (Yes, your entire account; maybe more depending (“risk of ruin”)). These should only be performed by advanced traders, so before you get wide eyed and start slamming the bid/ask, make sure you are ready for this increased risk and know how to manage the trade. Some of these strategies are how derivative trading funds blew up, such as the case with the OptionSellers disaster, or what happened to firms such as Melvin Capital in the 2021 Meme Stock Mania…
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Hey all! Nicholas from the Unusual Whales team here, with another package of options strategies you need to know. Before we get started, Unusual Whales is having a LABOR DAY sale until September 8! Get up to 20% off your first year! The Call Credit Spread A trader who wants to speculate on a neutral to slightly-decreasing price with a neutral to slightly-decreasing volatility can sell (write) a Call Credit Spread, also known as a bear call spread. The trader receives a credit for the whole position, called a premium, though this credit is smaller than the credit associated with selling a Call…
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