What is the best way to trade SPY without buying the shares? I would like to sell calls or puts. What is the best strategy?

    Best way to trade SPY
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    1. Options are priced fairly across the chain. There is no best or worst. Any strategy is a trade off between probability vs risk/reward.

      If you want high probability, you’ll have a poor risk/reward. And vice versa. Pick any popular strategy, it doesn’t matter what, make a list of a few and throw a dart at it, and become an expert at it.

    2. Look at XSP instead of SPY if you don’t intend to own the underlying. Cash-settled, no chance of early exercise, still reasonably tight spread, extended global training hours (so less risk of gap movement), and importantly, beneficial 60/40 LT/ST capital gains treatment.

    3. Positivedrift on

      There’s only one way to trade SPY that’s made any money in the last 6 months – to the long side.

    4. WallStreetMarc on

      Credit Spread is good. I also sell SOXL and then close it early on same day or until profit. It’s more swing trading as it depends on the opportunity.

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