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Podcast: Options Boot Camp
Episode: Options Bootcamp 24: Alternative Income Strategies
Description: Basic Training: Alternative Income Strategies: Writing covered straddles vs. covered calls. What are the benefits of writing covered straddle vs. calls? What are the drawbacks? Remember your synthetics: Covered straddle = short two puts. Some additional pros and cons of this strategy. Mail Call: Listeners Take the Mic Comment from Ronald Yuravich: I heard your podcast of the Option Boot Camp episode talking about straddles. I don't like straddles because I would have a gain on one side, but it didn't cover the loss on the other side. I prefer strangles better, but only when...