{"id":38075,"date":"2014-06-20T12:46:45","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T16:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=38075"},"modified":"2014-06-20T12:46:45","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T16:46:45","slug":"directional-options-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/directional-options-strategies","title":{"rendered":"Directional Options Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seth Freudberg,\u00a0Director of SMB Options Training, lectured the SMB College Training class on the concept of using options as an alternative to equities. In this video he demonstrates how options can be used to capitalize on directional moves in stocks.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the video!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/btgyiIKAqeA\" width=\"600\" height=\"348\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cboe.com\/resources\/intro.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37941 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/5dayinhouse.png\" alt=\"5dayinhouse\" width=\"600\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/5dayinhouse.png 600w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/5dayinhouse-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cboe.com\/resources\/intro.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Risk Disclaimer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>no relevant positions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seth Freudberg,\u00a0Director of SMB Options Training, lectured the SMB College Training class on the concept of using options as an alternative to equities. 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