What is an Options Straddle? | Options Combinations | Trading Strategies

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Explains straddles, an options combination strategy. Brief tutorial on a standard options trading technique.

What you'll learn

A 3-minute video from Patrick Boyle on Finance: “What is an Options Straddle? | Options Combinations | Trading Strategies”.

Video by Patrick Boyle, played through YouTube's embedded player.

Part of Class 2: An Introduction to Options

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