Since I'm neither in the business nor want to be. But I hear people talk about "buy side" and "sell side"--what do these mean? thanks in advance
Short 1 OTM put Long 2 farther OTM puts Long 100 shares
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I see our forum got promoted, even ahead of ETFs. Even better than being on TV. :cool:
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