Trading strategy from Everyday Finance: Credit Spreads

December 27, 2008 by: Chris

The Everyday Finance blog recently discussed an options trading strategy that he uses to limit his risk – a credit spread.  It involves selling a Put option at a given strike price and buying protection from another put option at a lower strike price.

If the option remains above the sold option strike price, you make money on the trade.  This is a strategy that I do not use myself at this time, but the more I learn about it, the more intriguing it is.

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