An “identified straddle” is a straddle in which (1) all the original positions are acquired on the same day; (2) all positions are clearly identified in the investor’s records as being part of an ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who has been working in ...

Editor's note: The following is a special preview from Jeff Hwang's upcoming book, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: Advanced Play Vol. I, tentatively scheduled to be available in the first half of this year.

Short dated or daily index options have taken the world by storm. Nasdaq-100 (NDX) index options are one of just a handful of markets with daily expirations. The process behind rolling out daily NDX ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of ...

With earnings season right around the corner, options players might want to look into employing a long straddle strategy. A long straddle is typically used ahead of expected volatility (such as before ...

A straddle can be considered a volatility spread, as the trader who puts on the straddle is speculating on the volatility, or degree of movement of the underlying, not necessarily the direction of ...

Do you believe a stock is set to move sharply in the next few days, weeks or months? You don’t have to guess the direction if you initiate a strangle or a straddle. These options trading strategies ...

An option gives traders the right, but not the obligation, to trade the underlying asset that it is linked to. Whether the underlying asset moves up or down in value, an options straddle is a trading ...

Options trading continues to thrive and shows no signs of slowing down, as seen when 2024 set another record for options volume. While lists of the best and worst stock performers are readily ...

How to profit from a big move in either direction With earnings season right around the corner, options players might want to look into employing a long straddle strategy. A long straddle is typically ...