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Do you believe a stock is set to move sharply in the next few days, weeks or months? You don’t have to guess the direction if you initiate a strangle or a straddle. These options trading strategies ...

In options trading, a "strangle" refers to an options position that consists of both a call and a put option on the same underlying stock, with the contracts having identical expirations but differing ...

The strangle is an options strategy that you create out of multiple options contracts to maximize your upside while minimizing your risk. With the strangle, you generally believe you know which ...

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A strangle option can allow investors to bet on a big move in a stock, or to bet against one. A strangle option strategy involves the simultaneous purchase or sale of call and put options in the same ...