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This is a type of options contract that can only be exercised at expiration. Most, but not all, index options settle European Style. The American Style Option has a different exercise schedule.

This is when you sell an options contract and simultaneously buy one with a later expiration date and a higher or lower strike price. For example, if your sell to open the AAPL NOV 145.00 Call and then buy to open the AAPL DEC 150.00 Call , you have created a diagonal spread. See also:…

The price change in an option for every point move in the underlying Stock/ETF. Put options have negative deltas.  See Also: Delta Neutral

This is an Options position where the total delta exposure is zero. For example, you can create a delta neutral position like this: Since 100 shares has a delta of +1.00, if you go long 100 shares and long two Puts that have a delta of -.50 each, the position is delta neutral. See Also:…

This is the process of satisfying put exercise or call assignment. In either case, stock is delivered. In the case of indexes, delivery involves the transfer of cash equal to the settlement value of the index minus the strike price of the options contract. See also: Options Assignment, Automatic Exercise, American Style Option

This is basically any spread where the premium paid from buying part of the spread is greater than the premium received for the other part of the spread. For example if you bought the GOOGL 95.00 Calls for 8.00 and sold the 100.00 Calls for 5.50 the debit would be 2.50 See also: Credit Spread,…

This is also known as a Crossed Trade and it is basically a transaction/trade that is done from one broker to another ( broker to broker) rather than in the open market place. See Also Option Conversion

This is a spread  where the premium received from selling part of the spread is greater than the premium paid for the other part of the spread. For instance, if you sold the AAPL 140.00 Calls @ 4.00 and bought the AAPL 142.00 Calls for 2.00 you have a credit of 2.00. See also Bear…

This is when you put on a short option position and hedge it with another option position or with long shares. This is essentially the opposite of a naked write.

This is when you sell a straddle against shares that you already own. It is important to note that the covered straddle is not really fully covered since only the calls are covered. The strategy has a bullish bias.