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Strategies:  All about Puts

During this recorded session we covered the basics: what is a put, what are the motivations for using puts, and what you need to know and think about when placing a trade. Recorded live demonstration in this session as well, including how to use the option chain, order entry, option trade builder, and other tools that will help you get started with trading puts. 

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