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Téma

Risk Reversal

Combination of writing a put and buying a call, speculation on the growth of the underlying or hedging.

Strategy

Call Ratio Spread

A strategy combining varying amounts of bought and written call options on the same underlying to profit from market movements or income.

Strategy

Calendar Spread

Using different expiration times to profit from time decay (theta) and price movement.

Strategy

Diagonal Calendar Spread

A calendar spread using different strike prices, creating a directional bias.

Strategy

Jade Lizard

Combination of a short put and a call spread for income with limited upside risk.

Strategy

Synthetic Long / Short

A combination of an ATM call and an ATM put option at the same strike and expiration that mimics going long or short on a stock.

Strategy

Synthetic Covered Call

Combination of a synthetic long position (long call + short put) and an additional short call option.. Alternative to a Covered Call without owning the stock.

Strategy

Rolling

Modifying an existing option position — closing and opening a new option with the same underlying, but a different strike and/or expiration.

Position management

Stock Repair Strategy

A strategy for reducing losses on a falling stock using a combination of options, with no additional costs.

Position management

Put Ratio Spread

Sell two puts and buy one further OTM put.

Strategy

Options Trading Glossary and Strategies

Complete Options Glossary: Strategies, Terms, Greek Letters, and Option Selling Techniques. Clear and easy to understand, for both beginners and advanced traders. Learn to trade options effectively.

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