Iron Condor
Mechanics · 9 min

Diagonal spreads

A vertical spread and a calendar in one structure. Asymmetric exposure with theta financing. The "poor man's covered call" lives here.

In this lesson

  • The construction
  • The "poor man's covered call"
  • When the diagonal fits
  • Management

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