HiPOS Trade: New December Trade Details
Today ZEGA’s traders were back at it finding a short S&P 500 Index put spread. This vintage has only 9 trading days until expiration on December 29th.
Today ZEGA’s traders were back at it finding a short S&P 500 Index put spread. This vintage has only 9 trading days until expiration on December 29th.
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Every time you tune into CNBC you hear predictions about when the recession will hit. Then, when the Fed will pivot. But are people focused on the wrong things?
Many advisors have clients currently in ZBIG (ZEGA Buffered Index Growth) strategies that contain option positions on SPY (S&P 500 Index ETF) that expire this month (December 2022). As allocators and investors with ZBIG know, it is a point-to-point strategy.
The Chicago Board of Options (CBOE) recently gave Jay and Derek the opportunity to provide a guest written article. Take a look at the technical article.
The S&P 500 Index (SPX) currently sits just over 21% above the short 3200 put strike price through midday Thursday. While this trade was never threatened, it’s important to remember that anytime we put on a short volatility position, we are putting on risk.