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intro to spreads

Introducing Defined-Risk Strategies

Learning to establish limits using vertical spreads

Recap

Cappa da Risk, Slappa da Bass

Reviewing defined risk:
  • Defining risk can create opportunities for small account sizes to participate in higher priced products
  • Defined risk spreads have a built-in exit strategy that can be tailored to your risk tolerance, and can't be denied by the market
  • Verticals are the most basic defined risk strategy
  • There are four different vertical spreads – long and short call verticals, and long and short put verticals
  • The short strike drives the ship! Use its placement to determine bullishness or bearishness
  • You can use risk to help you determine POP/POL
  • NEVER pay more than the width of the strikes for a long vertical spread

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