Short Straddle | Options Trading Strategies



A short straddle is similar to a short strangle in that it involves selling a short put and short call in the same expiration. The difference with this strategy is that the options share the same strike, and they are sold ATM as opposed to OTM. Check out this segment to learn more about calculating profit with this strategy, and how it differs from the strangle! New to options trading? Mike breaks down trading strategies and concepts in a visual way for beginner to intermediate investors. Click the link below to learn more: http://ow.ly/XWq8y Follow: @doughTraderMike Use the hashtag #whiteboard to discover more options trading concepts! ======== tastytrade.com ======== Finally a financial network for traders, built by traders. Hosted by Tom Sosnoff and Tony Battista, tastytrade is a real financial network with 8 hours of live programming five days a week during market hours. From pop culture to advanced investment strategies, tastytrade has a broad spectrum of content for viewers of all kinds! Tune in and learn how to trade options successfully and make the most of your investments! Watch tastytrade LIVE daily Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pmCT: http://ow.ly/EbzUU Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/tastytrade1?sub_confirmation=1 Follow tastytrade: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tastytrade Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tastytrade LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/tastytrade Instagram: http://instagram.com/tastytrade Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/tastytrade/

Comments

  1. What is the probability an ITM option would be assigned? Does that increase significantly if you use weeklys for very short time span (few days in front of expiration?
  2. excellent thanks .... I suppose this can be used in any market?
  3. thank you
  4. Good stuff.


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