After placing the put debit spread trade, you can monitor it within your Charles Schwab account. Keep track of the trade's performance and manage it according to your investment strategy. Remember, ...

Trading options can be a complicated process as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible routes ahead of executing a trade. As such, Schaeffer's are ...

As Schaeffer's Investment Research is not affiliated with The Charles Schwab Corporation, this article can only provide general steps on how to buy a call debit spread on Charles Schwab. However, keep ...

As Schaeffer's Investment Research is not affiliated with Robinhood, this article can only provide general steps on how to buy a put debit spread on Robinhood. However, keep in mind that financial ...

Other use cases for the credit spread Show More Option spreads are useful strategies that traders can employ to risk less capital while maintaining leveraged exposure to equities. There are a few ...

When traders first start using options, they often employ them either as a way to take a directional view on an asset (buying a call if they expect it to rise or a put if they expect it to fall) or as ...

Bear put spreads limit loss to net debit, capping maximum at difference between two puts. This strategy suits investors expecting a slight stock/index drop due to specific events. Profit potential is ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. I was asked by serveral students why I was implementing a debit spread strategy versus a credit spreads on GLD.

Experienced options traders know that there are more ways to profit from options than just purchasing them and hoping they land in the money. There are ways to mitigate risk and maximize the potential ...

We used the call debit spread strategy last month to get long this fund. Shares rallied somewhat after our buy-call before turning over last month. By monitoring the fund's trend, implied volatility, ...