The short strangle is a two-legged option spread meant to capitalize on a period of stagnant price action for the underlying stock. The strategy involves the sale of two out-of-the-money options ...

A short strangle involves selling a call and a put option on the same stock with different strike prices. Maximum profit from a short strangle is the total options premium received. Risks include ...

Wednesday’s options trading was interesting. While there were 1238 unusually active call and put options--generally, any day ...