When most traders think of making money in the markets, they picture buying low and selling high — or riding a trend. But ...

Options Straddles Example The straddle buyer is expecting a significant move in price and volatility. Specifically, the trader expects an effective action either up or down and believes they can ...

One idea was to combine long NDX option positions with short dated short straddles. A first run at this suggestion yielded promising results.

The first block trade executed on Thursday involved the simultaneous purchase of 100,000 contracts of the Aug. 29 expiry call and put options at the $3.20 strike. The trader paid over $416,000 in ...