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Advanced Option Strategies

Trading Course

Level Advanced

Learn about more about advanced option strategies.

Contributed by The Options Industry Council (OIC)

This strategy consists of buying one call option and selling another at a higher strike price to help pay the cost.

A bear put spread consists of buying one put and selling another put, at a lower strike, to offset part of the upfront cost.

This strategy consists of buying a call option and a put option with the same strike price and expiration.

This strategy profits if the stock price moves sharply in either direction during the life of the option.

A call backspread strategy is a strategy that can be used by an investor who strongly believes a stock is going to go up.

A put backspread strategy is a strategy that can be used by an investor who strongly believes a stock is going to go down.

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