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Spreads Introduction

Understanding advanced options strategies and spread positions.

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Advanced Techniques and Positions for Options Trading

As stated on Learning the Foundation, fractionalization is key to implementing advanced strategies in options and derivative trading. By maximizing capital efficiency, traders distribute their funds across multiple contracts and positions to increase the odds of profit in their favor—also known as hedging.

Traders create win-win scenarios by utilizing various "Spread Strategies."


Spreads

Spreads are used in both TradFi and DeFi options trading. They require combining multiple options (buying and selling different strike prices or expiration dates) to manage cost, risk, or directional bias.

Spreads in Options Trading

Traders combine multiple call options and put options to create spread positions that help manage portfolio risks and optimize capital allocation.

Bullish Spreads

Bearish Spreads

Delta-Neutral & Volatility Spreads


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