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Basically, a “successor position” is a new straddle position that is acquired within 30 days before, or 30 days after, the original position was disposed of at a loss and that replaces that original ...

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A straddle can be considered a volatility spread, as the trader who puts on the straddle is speculating on the volatility, or degree of movement of the underlying, not necessarily the direction of ...

The IRS has ruled privately that it may be permissible for a taxpayer to identify which shares of stock are part of a straddle and which shares are used as collateral for a loan using appropriately ...

VIX fell to 24-year low. SVXY IV is historically low too and, therefore, SVXY options are cheap. SVXY 6-months long straddles are likely to gain value in most of the market conditions. As any straddle ...