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Options Playbook Radio


Welcome to Options Playbook Radio - the program where we break down cutting edge options strategies and explain how you can incorporate them into your own portfolio.

Mar 9, 2017

Today we are looking at a long straddle. You can find this in The Options Playbook, on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle.

In this episode, Brian discusses:

  • A review of the long GPS put spread that was adjusted into a butterfly
  • How was the butterfly constructed, and for what price?
  • What has happened since the adjustment?
  • What to do now?
  • Remember, butterflies love time decay
  • Moving into the healthcare sector, implied volatility is low in Abbot Labs
  • Where is 30-day IV in Abbott Labs?
  • When does ABT announce earnings?
  • Putting on a 35-day straddle
  • Picking strikes
  • What is the cost?
  • What about a fig leaf? (aka leveraged covered call)
  • Picking the strikes
  • What is the cost?

Do you have questions that you would like answered on the show? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@tradeking.com.