Spread Betting

In such volatile times there will always be opportunities to make a profit and plenty of opportunities to lose more.One industry that has been thriving is the spread betting industry. Whilst there is currently a ban on shorting financial stocks, investors are still enjoying the ability to buy and sell indices like the FTSE 100, thousands of other stocks and shares, forex markets, crude oil, gold etc. etc. Naturally many investors like the fact that there are no commissions or broker...

The long iron butterfly is another range trading strategy and a variation of the Iron Condor. Both these strategies use a combination of two credit spreads facing opposite directions, one using calls, the other puts. The difference between the two is the range of option strike prices used - the Iron Condor has four different strike prices and uses 'out of the money' sold options for the 'body' of the setup, whereas the Iron Butterfly focuses on using the same 'at the money' short (i...

Paper trading utilizing one of the several virtual trading systems supplied by alternative brokers, and now CBOE, is so critical if you have by no means traded possibilities. This is specifically critical trading credit spreads, like Bull Puts and Bear Calls and ultimately Iron Condors. These are unique technique trades that ought to that must be fully understood just before trading with your own funds. You ought to practice entering, closing and adjusting Bull Put and Bear Call spread trade...