Options: Intro to spread trading
Summary
Option spreads are positions with two, three, or four "legs" that can be used to make directional trades or to set up neutral positions. We'll provide an overview of the range of spread strategies, and look closely at two "vertical" spreads: a bull call spread, and a bull put spread.
Speaker
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Investor Education at E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley
Dave has taught investing and trading to thousands of individual investors for nearly thirty years. With expertise in a wide range of topics including stock analysis and selection, technical analysis, risk management, options, exchange traded funds, and futures, Dave has created and delivered compelling education in many settings. He holds an MBA from New York University, a BA in business economics from University of California Santa Barbara, FINRA series 7 and 24, and NFA series 3 licenses. Dave lives in New Jersey with his wife and two college-age kids where he enjoys golf (a lot), skiing, almost all sports on TV, crosswords, Jeopardy, jazz, and backyard ornithology.