{"id":218606,"date":"2025-02-12T11:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T16:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=218606"},"modified":"2025-03-05T09:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:42:57","slug":"analyze-this-atm-straddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/podcasts\/ibkr-podcasts\/analyze-this-atm-straddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyze This [ATM Straddle]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Unlock the power of <strong>at-the-money (ATM) straddles<\/strong> and learn how they reveal market expectations for volatility and stock movement. 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Although IBKR has edited for clarity no material changes have been made<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jeff-praissman\">Jeff Praissman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi, everyone. This is Jeff Praissman from Interactive Brokers\u2019 podcast studio. It&#8217;s my pleasure to welcome back to our studio for our monthly podcast, Will McBride from Market Chameleon. Hey, guys, how are you?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dmitry-pargamanik\">Dmitry Pargamanik<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey, Jeff, thank you for having us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-mcbride\">Will McBride<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey, Jeff, always a pleasure. Thanks for having us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jeff-praissman-0\">Jeff Praissman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeah, and we just finished up a great webinar on tracking at-the-money straddles. 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