Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied volatility (IV) and stock price volatility. Options straddles and ...

The risk with options straddles and options strangles is limited Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied ...

When market direction is uncertain and conditions are anything but calm, what's an option trader to do? Two strategies that might fit are longer term straddles or strangles. CBOE Volatility Index SPX ...

When market direction is uncertain, but conditions are anything but calm, what's an option trader to do? Two strategies that might fit are longer term straddles or strangles. CBOE Volatility Index SPX ...

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 ...

Retail options investors, despite years of the options industry's educational efforts, still lack the sophistication of institutional investors. That's understandable: One's a pro, the other isn't.

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With earnings season underway, here's an options strategy that's perfect for a company about to report. A straddle involves buying both a call and a put at the same strike price (at-the-money) at the ...