A put ratio backspread is an options strategy combining short and long puts to profit from stock volatility. Learn how this strategy works and how to apply it.

Overlay Shares implements the strategy through put spreads, pairing each short put with a lower-strike long put to establish a defined-risk options overlay. For some investors, selling puts may offer ...

With the latest weekly options expiration, we have our short puts on AT&T expiring worthless, though this trade started out as a short strangle. Positive buyback news from AT&T's investor day boosted ...

Q4 earnings, released on Jan. 28, were strong, but its near-term put options still have high yields. An investor who sells short 1-month puts at $400.00 and $395.00 can make an immediate 2.50% average ...