This collection contains articles written by Active Trader and Options Trader contributor Keith Schap, author of the book The Complete Guide to Spread Trading (McGraw-Hill, 2006). In these articles, he explores different options spreading techniques, seasonal trading strategies, and ways all types of traders can use volatility to their advantage.

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ARTICLE 1: "Option butterflies: A safer way to sell volatility" (Options Trader, July 2005)
Long butterfly spreads allow you to profit from time decay of short options - with the added benefit of providing a "safety net" around your position.

ARTICLE 2: "The Fed funds bull call spread" (Options Trader, September 2005)
This options strategy is designed for when you think the Fed will defy expectations regarding interest rate adjustments.

ARTICLE 3: "Far-out options" (Options Trader, October 2005)
Using far out-of-the-money options offers more bang for the buck in this event-driven trade.

ARTICLE 4: "A lower-risk way to generate trading capital" (Options Trader, November 2005)
If you trade with limited capital, placing low-cost, low-risk option spreads could improve your odds of success. Bull put and bear call spreads, strangles, and butterflies help you take advantage of the market without excessive risk.

ARTICLE 5: "Straddles vs. strangles" (Options Trader, December 2005)
It's the volatility-spread decision: Do you trade a straddle or a strangle? You might be surprised by the clear advantages one strategy has over the other in certain situations.

ARTICLE 6: "The out-of-the-money advantage" (Options Trader, January 2006)
Using far out-of-the-money options gives you the opportunity to protect against a big drop in the stock market without putting a lot of money on the line.

ARTICLE 7: "Death, taxes, and time decay" (Options Trader, March 2006)
Markets that go nowhere can be frustrating, but call calendar and diagonal spreads can generate respectable profits in these situations by taking advantage of time decay. If purchased separately, these articles would cost $31. Now you can download them as a single PDF collection for $21.70 - a 30 percent discount.