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Historical bear markets

Let’s look at how long and frequent the years of losses in the US stock market have been in the past. Let’s start the review with the recent past, the

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Margin requirements

A margin account is a type of investment account that allows an investor to borrow money from the brokerage firm to purchase securities. This additional buying power is known as

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Volatility strategies

Options trading can be a powerful tool for making money with volatility skew. Volatility skew refers to the difference in implied volatility between options with different strike prices or expiration

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Volatility skew

Volatility skew refers to the difference in implied volatility between different strike prices of options contracts for the same underlying asset. This difference in volatility can take on various forms,

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Options as investments

Options trading can be a powerful tool for investors and traders looking to enhance returns, generate income, or hedge against potential losses in other investments. However, options trading is also

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Options trading FAQ

What is options trading about Options trading is the practice of buying and selling options contracts. Options contracts are financial derivatives that give the holder the right, but not the

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Flat SPX Put BWB

I like to trade broker-wing butterflies (BWB) because if it is positioned well, it can be quite a delta-neutral and positive theta trade. There are many underlyings you can trade

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SPX 0 DTE Butterflies

0 DTE stands for strategies that expire on the day of opening them, hence there is 0 day to expiration. The most popular underlying for these strategies are SPY and

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Cheap SPX call calendars

In this article, I would like to show you how to scan (and be alerted) for cheap SPX calendar spreads. Let’s assume, that I am looking for a call calendar

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Top features of NinjaSpread

There are two main goals of the scanner: show you hidden opportunities and save a lot of time with automated scanning. Let’s see what the top features are and how

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