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Continuing Education Credit: 1 hour*
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Course Expiration: Course access expires 12 weeks from date of registration

Cost: Free

Course Overview:

Trading Volatility discusses various strategies including Long and Short Straddles, Long and Short Strangles, Butterflies, and Condors. The profit and loss potential of each strategy is examined as well as how each is related to volatility. This course also defines the term “Neutral Strategy” and explains why the phrase “Buying a Straddle” is often referred to as “Buying Volatility”. The differences between a strangle and a straddle are also covered.

Course Outline:

Introduction

Long Straddles
- Giving Long Straddles a Bias

Long Strangles
- Straddle or Strangle

Short Straddles

Short Strangles
- Short Strangles vs Short Straddles

Butterflies
- The Mirror Image

Condors
- Reversing the Position

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