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Directional Trades with Options

Directional and non-directional option trades Maybe you have already heard about an option trade being directional or non-directional. What does it mean? In short, this distinction is about how much the trade is exposed to movement in price of the underlying security. This article explains directional trades. Here you can find the second part concerning … Read more


Call, Put, Long, Short, Bull, Bear… Confused?

Terminology of option positions may be confusing Sometimes people have a long put position (they own puts) and they say they are short. They mean their exposure to the underlying stock’s price movement is similar to a short position in the stock (they expect to make a profit when the stock falls). But in fact … Read more