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The Credit Spreadis one of the more popular strategies among option traders. Along with being one of the easier option trading strategies to understand, another reason newer option traders in particular gravitate to this strategy is that it can require very little time to manage it while it is on. Another way to put it, is that credit spread sellers don’t need to be glued to their computer screens all day watching every tick of the market in order to generate consistent income with this trade.

A core trading strategy that is found within many of the other option trading strategies like the butterfly trade which is constructed from a credit spread and a debit spread, and also the iron condor which is built from two separate credit spreads placed on either side from where the stock or index being used is trading at.

Traders like to sell these vertical spreads because when invested correctly the trades have a good probability of success and can allow the investor to still profit and ‘win’ without having to be exactly right with priced direction and movement. When sold correctly, credit spreads can bring the trader a good monthly return while the individual actually placing the trade could be incorrect with their belief and ‘prediction’ of where the stock market would be heading next.

Let’s create an imaginary trading scenario to illustrate. Imagine that a trader believes that a particular stock will be heading down in the short term. Because he is bearish on this stock, he sells a bearish credit spread called a bear call spread which benefits from bearish move.

If the stock does move down as our trader anticipates, this spread trade wins. If the stock does absolutely nothing and just remains trading at it’s current level, this trade wins. Even if the stock moves up against our traders outlook, this trade can win just as long as it doesn’t move up too much. The only way this position will lose money is if the stock moves too high too fast – in which case the trade could still be profitable just as long as our trader knows how to properly manage and adjust the position – which is one reason why this trade along with the Iron Condor strategy is so popular among option traders.

While credit spread and Iron Condor trading can be a great way to generate passive income, of course like any investment method there are potential pitfalls one should be aware of before jumping in. To learn more about how to properly trade this option strategy, including how to correctly place, manage, and most importantly how to ADJUST them, visit our free video training website at Credit Spreads

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