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A risk free iron condor with no potential for loss is a complicated options strategy that can be set up with the right market environment. There are different ways in which you can set up a risk-free iron condor and …
Risk Free Iron Condor – How to Setup An Iron Condor With No Potential Loss Read More »
The iron condor is one of the most popular options trading strategies used by veteran traders. It’s a directionally neutral strategy that aims to earn options premium from theta decay. The strategy relies on the price of a stock to …
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If you’ve been trading options and have recently started trading iron condors there may be instances in which your iron condors are either failing to fill or receiving poor fills from your broker. There are many reasons why this could …
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The reverse iron condor (RIC) is a unique options trading strategy that is the opposite of a standard iron condor. It targets sharp volatility in either direction in order to capture a profit. Many traders love trading iron condors to …
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As most options traders know, the value of a call option goes up when the price of the stock rises. Some traders chose to trade call options that are out-of-the-money and some chose to trade call options that are in …
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If you’re just starting in options trading, understanding how stock options expiration dates and cycles work is extremely important. Options contracts are time-sensitive derivatives and as such you need to know the date on which your options contract will expire …
Stock Options Expiration Date Explained – How Do They Work? Read More »
If you’ve just started trading options you may have noticed that not all stocks have options available for trading. Options can be extremely risky products to trade. Options exchanges require stocks to meet certain requirements before a stock can have …
Why Do Some Stocks Not Have Options? Options Requirement Criteria Read More »
The history of options trading dates back to ancient Greece. The very first options contracts were used to speculate on the olive harvest. The story of how options came about begins with the story of Thales of Miletus. Thales of Miletus …
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Iron condors and iron butterflies are two very similar options trading strategies. They’re used in low implied volatility environments to collect options premium. The less the price of a stock moves, the more premium you will end up bringing in. …
Iron Condor vs Iron Butterfly [ Differences, Similarities and Risk] Read More »
The chicken iron condor is an options trading strategy pioneered by TastyTrade. It’s an options trading strategy that is ideal for a high volatility environment and can be complex to set up if you’re a beginner in options. Let’s check …
