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Published in TZ Latest News 30 July, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Selling Spreads & Risk at IB

Hi All,
In analyzing a few potential trades, I would like to better understand the potential risk of selling bull spreads through Interactive Brokers.

For example, suppose I have a $100k margin account (4-1 leverage possible) and I would like to sell a bull spread:

Stock XYZ: Current Price = $100
Sell 10 Dec $100 Calls
Buy 10 Dec $150 Calls

Suppose that one day the stock gaps up to $200 per share – how is my loss marked to, say -$50k? Does a wide Bid/ask spread for each leg in such a…

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