Box spreads and arbitrage strategies are often synonymous with one another and referenced

interchangeably in the options trading community.

And after all, who doesn't want a risk-free way to earn money, right?

But like all things that seem too good to be true, box spreads carry some serious risks if you're

not careful on how you set them up so today's show then focuses exclusively on box

spread basics for options traders. You're listening to the Option Alpha Podcast from Option Alpha.com, where we show you how to make

smarter trades. Learn how the stock market really works and generate consistent monthly income.

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Now your host and head trader at option alpha.com, Kirk depluses.

Hey everyone, this is Kirk here again from option alpha.comcom working every single week to make this the most popular investing podcast offered online because it's based on one thing and one thing only and that's helping you consistently place smarter, more profitable trades.

So again, thank you so much for tuning in today on today's show, number 178.

We're going to be talking all things box spread basics for options traders.

And this admittedly is not a topic

that we've really ever covered on the podcast.

So this is new territory.

There's a brand new subject matter.

And if you're new to trading or if you've been trading for a little bit,

you probably have heard a box spreads, you've heard of arbitrage strategies, and so what I want to do is try to

demystify a lot of this stuff today for you, try to break it down as always into very simple steps or thought processes that you can use moving forward to help you understand what they are and what the risks and you know payoffs are associated with box spreads.

And then at the end of this episode,

we're going to be going through the case study,

which I think is pretty much public legend at this point

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