What's the most flexible strategy in all of options? Jim Schultz makes the case on Calculated Risk that it's the ratio spread, the classic one-by-two where you buy one option and sell two, structured to collect a credit on entry so the trade can still work even if the stock doesn't move your way.
The twist is that the usual labels break down. A put ratio spread looks bullish on entry, but Jim walks through the payoff to show it can actually make more money if the stock falls to the right spot, and a call ratio spread flips the same logic. It's that versatility that makes it so adaptable, but it comes with more moving parts to understand before you put one on. For every gimme there's a gotcha. This is educational and not a recommendation.
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