Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

The term ‘spread’ can have several different interpretations depending on where it is used in the financial space. A spread is often used to refer to the difference in bid and ask prices on an ...

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Options on the Nasdaq-100 index allow investors and traders to construct nearly any profit profile they desire by entering an option position which will make money if the Nasdaq-100 goes up, down, or ...

First, the Expected Move. The Expected Move is the amount that options traders believe a stock price will move up or down. It can serve as a quick way to see where real-money option traders are ...

A debit spread is an options strategy that involves the purchase and sale of the same class of options with the same expiration date but different strike prices. Right now, this may sound confusing, ...

Initially, the Simplify Enhanced Income ETF seemed promising, offering a 9% yield by leveraging short-term U.S. treasuries and option spreads. The fund's options spread strategy, however, is too ...

CSHI invests in T-bills and S&P 500 put option spreads to generate income. CSHI yields 6.2% and has low volatility and drawdowns. The fund may experience small losses during severe bear markets, but ...

Learning how to trade options helps expand your trading choices. It’s a powerful tool you can use to speculate on and hedge against market moves. But how do you know which strategy to use in a certain ...

Spread trading is a common tactic when dealing with options, and there are many spread strategies designed to pursue profit while mitigating risk. At the nexus of these strategies is the box spread. A ...

Trading options can be a complicated process as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible routes ahead of executing a trade. As such, Schaeffer's are ...

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