Options field guide
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Options strategies3 minute read
What is a cash-secured put?
Learn the obligation behind a short put, the role of reserved cash, and why the premium does not eliminate downside risk
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What is a protective put?
Learn how a long put can set a defined stock-price floor through expiration while retaining stock upside
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What is an option bid-ask spread?
Learn what the bid and ask represent, why their difference matters, and how it can affect an execution
Read guideOptions mechanics3 minute read
What is option assignment?
Learn why a short option can create a share-delivery or share-purchase obligation before or at expiration
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