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Straddle Strategies: Smart Play or Risky Business?

Straddle Strategies: Smart Play or Risky Business?

Update: 2025-12-01
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Join Jeff Praissman as he sits down with Dmitry Pargamanik and Will McBride from Market Chameleon to explore straddle strategies in options trading. Are they a smart play or a risky business? Learn how volatility, time decay, and event-driven catalysts shape these trades.

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