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+CHAPTER 9
+Vertical Spreads
+Risk—it is the focal point around which all trading revolves. It may seem as
+if profit should be occupying this seat, as most important to trading options,
+but without risk, there would be no profit! As traders, we must always look
+for ways to mitigate, eliminate, preempt, and simply avoid as much risk as
+possible in our pursuit of success without diluting opportunity. Risk must be
+controlled. Trading vertical spreads takes us one step further in this quest.
+The basic strategies discussed in Chapters 4 and 5 have strengths when
+compared with pure linear trading in the equity markets. But they have
+weaknesses, too. Consider the covered call, one of the most popular option
+strategies.
+A covered call is best used as an augmentation to an investment plan. It
+can be used to generate income on an investment holding, as an entrance
+strategy into a stock, or as an exit strategy out of a stock. But from a trading
+perspective, one can often find better ways to trade such a forecast.
+If the forecast on a stock is neutral to moderately bullish, accepting the
+risk of stock ownership is often unwise. There is always the chance that the
+stock could collapse. In many cases, this is an unreasonable risk to assume.
+To some extent, we can make the same case for the long call, short put,
+naked call, and the like. In certain scenarios, each of these basic strategies is
+accompanied with unwanted risks that serve no beneficial purpose to the
+trader but can potentially cause harm. In many situations, a vertical spread
+is a better alternative to these basic spreads. Vertical spreads allow a trader
+to limit potential directional risk, limit theta and vega risk, free up margin,
+and generally manage capital more efficiently.