What Is a Protective Put? A protective put is an options trading strategy that aims to protect against potential loss in an investor's asset, like a stock position. Put options give you the right to ...

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The protective (or "married") put is a good, solid, utilitarian choice for most of your hedging needs. Whenever you'd like to limit the downside risk on a stock holding -- or even lock in some paper ...

Earnings season is in full swing, with several blue chips set to report this week. When trading options amid the volatility surrounding earnings, one way to mitigate risk is with protective puts. One ...

Nationwide Nasdaq-100 Risk-Managed Income ETF employs a collar options strategy, which limits the downside by using call option premiums to buy protective puts. In the past 120 months, there have only ...

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