{"id":50038,"date":"2020-08-07T14:54:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T18:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=50038"},"modified":"2020-08-07T14:54:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T18:54:53","slug":"why-this-surprisingly-easy-options-strategy-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/why-this-surprisingly-easy-options-strategy-works","title":{"rendered":"Why This Surprisingly Easy Options Strategy Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this video we\u2019ll be teaching you a very easy to execute options strategy known as the \u201ccalendar spread\u201d, but more importantly we\u2019ll explain to you the logic behind this strategy and how powerful it can be when conditions are right.<\/p>\nView Video Transcript<\/strong><\/span>

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there’s so many ways to make money<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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trading options that most day and swing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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traders are not even aware of yet they<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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can be incredibly effective once you<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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learn how they work<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and why i’m seth freubert the head<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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trader of smb capitals options trading<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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desk here in manhattan and the traders<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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on our options desk are<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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professionals and they have a clear<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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understanding of the dynamics of options<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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trays and how to put them together<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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into powerful strategies that leverage<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the properties of options so<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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if you’re interested in learning a very<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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simple option strategy that can produce<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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startling results under the right<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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conditions then stick around because i<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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opening<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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hi i’m seth freyberg and i’m the head<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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trader of smb capitals<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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options trading desk here in manhattan<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and investors all over the world they’re<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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really very valuable okay so<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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most traders think of options as a cheap<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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low risk way of essentially<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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betting on the movement of a stock and<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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they are are certainly some guys on our<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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trading desk who trade options<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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in exactly that way and incredibly<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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successfully<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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but there is another way to trade<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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options that leverages them in a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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completely different way<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that can be just as powerful as the way<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that day and swing traders use them<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and that has to do with what is known as<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the time premium<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that is built into every option that’s<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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traded now before we jump into the<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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specifics<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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of the trade let’s just do a really<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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quick review of the way that index<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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options work<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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so that everyone watching this video can<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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understand this lesson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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if you’re experienced with index options<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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just hang in there because<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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this is going to be quick and then we’ll<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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jump back into the lesson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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okay so now almost all of you are<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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probably familiar with equity options<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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where a call<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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buys you the right to buy 100 shares of<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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a stock at the strike price of that<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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option<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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any time before the option expires and a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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put option entitles you to<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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sell 100 shares at the strike price of<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the put before<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that option expires but there are also<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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index options which<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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works similarly to equity options except<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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there’s no such thing as<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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100 shares of an index like the s p 500<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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you can’t really buy or sell 100 shares<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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of an index but what you can do<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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is get paid in cash 100 per point<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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if the index expires above the strike<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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price of an index<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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call that you buy or alternatively you’d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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be paid<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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100 per point for each point the index<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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drops below the strike price of an index<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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put so for example if an index is<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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trading at 31.50 and you buy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the 3160 call if the index closes at<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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31.65<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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you get 500 in your account if the index<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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closes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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at 36.10 or lower on the other hand<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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your coil will expire worthless on the<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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other side of the ledger if you buy a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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31.35<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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put and the market sells off to 31.25<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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you’d make a thousand dollars but if the<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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pro if the market just sold off to 31.35<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or higher<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the put would expire worthless so those<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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are the basics of index options and<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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remember you can buy options<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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but your broker will also allow you to<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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sell options and your broker will allow<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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you to put together<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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combinations of options in other words<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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option strategies that involve both<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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short and long options purchased in a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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way that is advantageous to you as a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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to illustrate this trade by going back<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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to september<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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of 2019 where the s p 500 index<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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was trading up around its all-time highs<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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at that time<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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which was around 3 000. so let’s take a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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look at what would have happened<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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had we entered into what options traders<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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refer to as a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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calendar spread so the cleanest way of<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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explaining this trade is by initiating a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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calendar spread<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that lasts about a month so you can see<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that morning on september 18th<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the spx index was trading basically<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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exactly at 3 000. so on that day<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the market was pricing the 3 000 call<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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expiring month later on october 18th<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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at 44.48 meaning that over the next<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the option seller was pricing the risk<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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of the market rallying strongly and<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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costing that seller<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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a lot of money and the option sellers<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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were pricing that risk<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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at that 44.48 cents and then moving over<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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to the spx 3000 strike price options<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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expiring a month later<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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you can see priced that risk<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the risk of the market rallying strongly<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and it priced that risk namely at 66<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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it because if the market has<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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chances of that move taking place are<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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obviously greater<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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than if that move is confined to the<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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next month and so<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and the back month options at the same<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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strike is the basis<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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of why the calendar spread works as<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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you’re about to find out now before<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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we get into why this strat spread works<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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exactly i wanted to let you know<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that there are many sound viable<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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long-term techniques for trading options<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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for income<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and in fact we’re currently running a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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two-hour free intensive workshop<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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where we’ll be teaching you three of<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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those strategies that real professional<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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options traders use including<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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a really simple but incredibly effective<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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strategy that some of the greatest<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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plus an options trading strategy that<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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month out<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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plus an option strategy that you can<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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you’ll make your target profit<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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whether the stock goes up goes nowhere<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or even goes down<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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a small percentage so if those<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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strategies would be of interest you<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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then you should check out the free<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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to register for this free intensive<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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traders but that’s exactly what you’ll<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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through this free online workshop so<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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click the link to sign up now<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and don’t miss it okay now back to our<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the cash flow on the entry of the trade<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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so that we can track it as the trade<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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develops and<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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so as you can see we sold that 3000<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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october call for 44.48<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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but remember that pays off 100<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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per point above 3 000. so that is<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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multiplied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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by 100 to arrive at your total cash flow<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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from selling that option which comes to<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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4 448 now to buy that three thousand<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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call in november<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that has a cost of sixty six dollars and<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and as you can see from the calculation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that would cost us<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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six thousand six hundred eight dollars<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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is the net of those two which brings us<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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to a debit of two thousand<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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one hundred sixty dollars for entering<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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into this trade which is also the<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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maximum risk<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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of the trade so that’s how the calendar<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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spread begins<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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now let’s move forward six days and it<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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so happens<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the spx was trading almost exactly at 3<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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000 again but you’ll notice<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that the prices have dropped slightly<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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you see the short call went from 4448<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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down to 40 54. a drop of 3.94<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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while the long call also dropped from<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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6608 to 6259<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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a drop of 3.49 a bit less<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and so since you’re short the october<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and that lost more value than the<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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november call that you’re long<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the net result is that you have an<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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unrealized profit of 45<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the calculation now<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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