April 21, 2020

When Is A Credit Spread the Most Viable Option?

There are many ways to approach a trade using options.  There are dozens of strategies that you can utilize as well.  Do I buy a call?  Do I buy a put?  Is there an option spread that I can construct?  Should that spread be a debit or credit spread?  Click the video below to see how we analyzed Xilinx, Inc.  (Ticker:  XLNX).

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about the author:

Mike Shorr

Since 1994, Michael has been an on-the-floor market maker, Vice-President of Interest Rate Derivatives for Knight Financial Products and Director of Education and Options Instructor at Trading Advantage. He makes the oftentimes complex world of options and trading accessible to the novice and advanced trader alike. Michael has a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics and Finance from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. He presently is Director, Trader Education at ProsperTradingAcademy.

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