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Last seen: Nov 28, 2021
@charlie02 Do you do spreads in addition to the 2-3 delta puts? If so, what delta do you target for the spreads?
@earlyretirementnowcom What do you think about holding short calls along with the puts? No additional leverage / margin required. But overall risk goe...
I wonder if this is a way to get an overall 5 delta but reduce margin by splitting it two 2.8 delta puts and call. Don't know if delta can be split an...
This is something I'm very interested as well. One big advantage is that buying calls doesn't require additional margin. Other than increasing your ri...