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Calendar spreads are an option trade that involves selling a short-term option and buying a longer-term option with the same strike. Traders can use calls or puts and they can be set up to be neutral, ...

The long call calendar spread is engineered to allow you to profit from fluctuations in time value. A so-called horizontal spread, the trade involves the sale of a shorter-term call and the ...

Calendar spreads are an option trade that involves selling a short-term option and buying a longer-term option with the same strike. Traders can use calls or puts and they can be set up to be neutral, ...