Buying calls and puts can increase your portfolio’s returns. But if you have traded enough options, you have likely seen a call or put lose significant value in a short amount of time. Debit and ...

Structural models of default are widely used to analyze corporate bond spreads, but have generally been unable to explain why risk premiums are as high as they are. This credit spread puzzle can be ...

I back-tested selling QQQ Put Credit Spreads and particularly using Iron butterfly adjustments with Call Credit Spreads to maximize income and reduce max loss. The back-test shows a significant ...

Although the swings in economic measures during the last recession and recovery were fairly modest, swings in financial markets were quite large. Once financial markets found their footing, after ...

Credit spreads might seem intimidating, but they're a lower-risk way to sell put premium A short put spread is a neutral-to-bullish options strategy that is usually initiated when the trader believes ...

In this video we discuss how I saved over $500 in 24 hours by adjusting my failing QQQ Put Credit Spreads into an Iron Condor and Iron Butterfly. ----- This communication/content is for ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The credit market has a way of whispering things that equity markets shout about months ...

Typically, once you’ve had enough (fun or frustration) with a speculative enterprise like troubled semiconductor giant Intel (INTC), it’s usually best to part ways. However, the market still seems ...

Corporate floating rate notes (FRNs) are often discussed when talking about interest rate risk, but credit conditions also play an important role in shaping returns. While FRN coupons adjust with ...

Today’s credit markets look deceptively dull: while average spreads are tight, dispersion across issuers is unusually wide. Currently, we see the range of likely economic outcomes narrowing globally ...