Who Can Straddle in Poker and What Must the Player Do? What Is a Straddle in Poker? A poker straddle is when someone is confident enough to make a bet before cards are dealt that doubles the stakes.

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is down nearly 50% from the beginning of the year. It’s the biggest year-to-date drop at this point in the year in the history of the "fear index" (data back to 1990).

Buying a straddle profits from large price swings, regardless of direction. Selling a straddle profits when the underlying security's price remains stable. Straddle strategy is ideal when expecting ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who has been working in ...

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a comprehensive measure of economic output for a country or region, with many traders using it to influence their trade decisions. Generally, this macroeconomic figure ...

Options strategies can seem complicated, but that's because they offer you a great deal of flexibility in tailoring your potential returns and risks to your specific needs. One interesting strategy ...

Jay Kaeppel has 25+ years of experience as a trader, analyst, and portfolio manager. He is the author of four books on financial trading. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst ...

One of the benefits of multiple option expirations in the index option space is the ability to pinpoint expectations around significant economic events. This Friday (June 7), the Bureau of Labor ...

The following is an updated interview that originally appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of SENTIMENT magazine, and was reprinted in the market commentary from the July 2016 edition of The Option Advisor ...

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is down nearly 50% from the beginning of the year. It’s the biggest year-to-date drop at this point in the year in the history of the "fear index" (data back to 1990).