Series 7 - General Securities Representative Exam

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Jeff likes to speculate. He thinks the price of JKL stock is going to move sharply, but he is unsure which way it will move. Which strategy makes sense?

Long Straddle
A
Long Butterfly
B
Short Strangle
C
Long Puts
D

Explanations

A Long straddle is buying an at the money call and at the money put simultaneously. Traders buy this when expecting a sharp movement but are unsure of the direction. long butterfly is a range bound trade or one directional trade, short strangle is a range bound trade and long puts is a trade that a stock is going down

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