Posts Tagged ‘what is a bull call spread’

Post-USDA Trade Idea: Soybean Bull Call Butterfly Spread

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, Educational, Market Updates

by Phil Streible
On March 10, 2010 the USDA released its monthly crop production report indicating that carryout for this year’s soybean crop would be at 190 million bushels, down from last months estimate of 210 million bushels. Analysts were widely expecting a range of 194 to 196 million bushels. The USDA also cut production figures [...]


The Bull Call Butterfly Spread

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 17th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Educational, Market Updates

Sugar Bull Call Butterfly Spread
By Phil Streible
A bull call butterfly spread enables a speculator to enter the market with limited risk, while providing a large range for the trade to turn a profit. Sugar looks bullish, and offers a good market to apply this strategy to right now. The strategy involves buying a March 24 [...]