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Recent comments

  • 1124 Piyush Kumar on Iron Condor

    Hi Karthik, when we started this chapter, you had mentioned that we would be covering the following strategies, including Box, Strip, Synthetic Call, Straps, etc. However, when I look at the current Zerodha Varsity Options Strategies module, I can ...

    02 Oct 2026
  • 219 Piyush Kumar on Bear Put Spread

    Only for ATM options, right? For ITM and OTM, their theta maximizes near the middle of the series. ...

    02 Oct 2026
  • Sarkari bonds lagbhag 7% return inme dete hai or bhot safe mane jate ha or inme nivesh karne ke liye aap RBI retail direct ya demate account ka use kar sakte hai ...

    02 Oct 2026
  • Thank you Sir we laran what is the trading ...

    02 Oct 2026
  • 177 Piyush Kumar on Bear Call Ladder

    Hi Karthik, regarding this line: “Invariably, the cost of executing a bear call ladder is better than the Call Ratio Spread, but the range above which the market has to move also becomes large.” Don’t you think the cost is actually lower ...

    02 Oct 2026

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