And you want to choose between shorting futures and setting up a synthetic short position using options. Which should you ...

A synthetic short strategy allows investors to simulate risk/reward Savvy traders know that selling a stock short isn't without its downsides. Namely, you have to borrow shares from a broker. However, ...

In a previous blog, I discussed synthetic short stock, an options position that duplicates price movement of the underlying. It consists of a long put and a short call. Now think about the opposite, ...

YQQQ’s synthetic covered put strategy consists of the following four elements: Synthetic short exposure to the Index, consisting of a long at-the-money put option and a short at-the-money call option, ...