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Advanced Positions

Our Options Education Program concludes with even more strategies, including a look at ratio spreads and condors. But there's much more to learn with OIC, so stay on your journey. We have additional information throughout our website, and we encourage you to join us at our free events that take place during the course of every year.

Watch OIC Videos

 

Listen to Podcasts

  • Diagonal Equity Spreads
  • Calendar Spreads
  • Backspreads
  • Butterfly and Condor Options
  • Covered Combo
  • What Are Covered Combinations?
  • Fixing an Options Position
  • Adjusting Call Options
  • Adjusting Call Options Cont.
  • Put Option Adjustments Explained
  • Adjusting to the Market
  • Adjusting Your Positions to Roll With the Market
 
  • Covered Combinations, Part 1
  • Covered Combinations, Part 2
  • Options Talk: Calendar Spreads
  • Options Talk: Diagonal Spreads
  • Writing Short-Term Calls Against LEAPS®, Part 1
  • Writing Short-Term Calls Against LEAP®, Part 2
  • Options Talk: Stock Repair Strategy
  • Options Talk: Backspreads
  • Options Talk: The Risks and Rewards of the Iron Condor Strategy

Visit Options Strategy Pages

   
  • Covered Ratio Spread
  • Covered Combination
  • Double Bear Spread
  • Long Ratio Call Spread
  • Naked Put
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  • Short Ratio Put Spread
  • Long Call Butterfly
  • Long Call Condor
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  • Long Put Butterfly
  • Long Put Condor
  • Long Ratio Put Spread
  • Short Call Butterfly
  • Short Condor
  • Short Iron Butterfly
  • Short Put Butterfly
  • Short Ratio Call Spread
   
Learning Resources by Topic
  • Introduction to Options
  • LEAPS® and Outright Positions
  • Chapter 2: Options Core Concepts
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  • Simple Spreads and Verticals
  • Greeks and Volatility
  • Advanced Positions
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