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[Options Premium] Selling Some Premium to Balance the Portfolio

June 25, 2021

Every so often I like to put on some delta neutral credit spreads to balance out the portfolio a bit. It's all about diversifying the books so that I'm not solely reliant on direction or volatility. We've got positions on currently that will benefit from big moves in either direction, but what if the market just grinds sideways for a bit?

This is where some delta neutral credit spreads can help out.

And my preference is to initiate these trades in liquid ETFs that are exhibiting relatively high implied volatilities.

 

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