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Options Playbook Radio 155: AMZN Skip-Strike Butterfly

Options Playbook Radio 155: AMZN Skip-Strike Butterfly

Options Playbook Radio · The Options Insider Radio Network

April 20, 201721m 30s

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Show Notes

It's earnings season again. As such, we're looking at a skip-strike butterfly to capture some earnings move. You can find skip-strike butterfiles on page 108 of The Options Playbook, on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition.

In this episode, Brian covers:

  • A review of last week's UAL butterfly
  • Lesson to learn: Don't try to hit a home run with a butterfly
  • Putting on a skip-strike butterfly with calls
  • Picking the expiration
  • Looking at the implied volatility
  • Picking strikes
  • What is the net credit?
  • What is the maximum risk?