178: Box Spread Basics for Options Traders

Episode 178 of the The Option Alpha Podcast podcast, hosted by Kirk Du Plessis, titled "178: Box Spread Basics for Options Traders" was published on May 9, 2020 and runs 44 minutes.

May 9, 2020 ·44m · The Option Alpha Podcast

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Show notes: http://optionalpha.com/show178 Box spreads and arbitrage strategies are often synonymous with one another and referenced interchangeably in the options trading community. And after all, who doesn't want a risk-free way to earn money right? But like all things that seem too good to be true, box spreads carry some serious risks if you're not careful in how you set them up. Today's show then focuses exclusively on box spread basics for options traders.

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Show notes: http://optionalpha.com/show178

Box spreads and arbitrage strategies are often synonymous with one another and referenced interchangeably in the options trading community. And after all, who doesn't want a risk-free way to earn money right? But like all things that seem too good to be true, box spreads carry some serious risks if you're not careful in how you set them up. Today's show then focuses exclusively on box spread basics for options traders.

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