Talk:Ladder (option combination)

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Did you know... that long ladders have unlimited risk?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 19:09, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that long ladders have unlimited risk? Source: [1]: "The long call ladder, or bull call ladder, is a limited profit, unlimited risk strategy"; [2]: "The long put ladder, or bear put ladder, is a limited profit, unlimited risk strategy"
- ALT1: ... that Christmas trees are ladders? Source: Natenberg, Sheldon (2015). Option Volatility and Pricing: Advanced Trading Strategies and Techniques. Chapter 11: "Such spreads are known as either Christmas trees or ladders."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/DBTel
- Comment: Could potentially be used as an April Fool's hook.

Created by Mx. Granger (talk). Self-nominated at 07:47, 20 February 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

AGF for offline sources. The article is somewhat technical but it's perhaps unavoidable for the subject matter. feminist (talk) Слава Україні! 09:58, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]