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Featuring 40 options strategies for bulls, bears, rookies, all-stars and everyone in between Ally Invest

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Bullish Neutral

Short Call Spread

Short Call Spread
Bullish Neutral

Short Put Spread

Short Put Spread
Uncertain

Long Straddle

Long Straddle Strategy
Uncertain

Long Strangle

Long Strangle Strategy

Back Spread w/Calls

Call Backspread

Back Spread w/Puts

Put Backspread
Neutral

Long Calendar Spread w/Calls

Long Calendar Call Spread
Neutral

Long Calendar Spread w/Puts

Long Calendar Put Spread
Neutral Bearish

Diagonal Spread w/Calls

Diagonal Call Spread
Neutral Bullish

Diagonal Spread w/Puts

Diagonal Put Spread
Neutral

Long Butterfly w/Calls

Long Call Butterfly Spread
Neutral

Long Butterfly w/Puts

Long Put Butterfly Spread
Neutral

Iron Butterfly

Iron Butterfly Options Strategy
Bullish

Skip Strike Butterfly w/Calls

Skip Strike Butterfly Call
Bearish

Skip Strike Butterfly w/Puts

Skip Strike Butterfly Put
Bullish

Inverse Skip Strike Butterfly w/Calls

Inverse Skip Strike Butterfly Call
Bearish

Inverse Skip Strike Butterfly w/Puts

Inverse Skip Strike Butterfly Put
Bullish

Christmas Tree Butterfly w/Calls

Christmas Tree Butterfly Call
Bearish

Christmas Tree Butterfly w/Puts

Christmas Tree Butterfly Put
Neutral

Long Condor Spread w/Calls

Long Call Condor
Neutral

Long Condor Spread w/Puts

Long Put Condor
Neutral

Iron Condor

Iron Condor Strategy

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