{"product_id":"stcov283exyo1","title":"Stocks \u0026 Commodities V. 28:7 (39,70): Explore Your Options by Tom Gentile","description":"Explore Your Options by Tom Gentile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"SPYING\" A BETTER OPTION?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the flash crash market price jolt in early May and thinking theres got to be a safer way to position, I came across the ProShares Ultra S\u0026amp;P 500 (Sso) instrument, which looks to make twice the returns of the Standard \u0026amp; Poors 500. At less than one-third the price of the S\u0026amp;P 500 exchange traded fund (Etf) (Spy) and twice the punch, it seems to be a long straddle strategy in which you get more bang for your buck and a stronger way to position. What are the pros and cons?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reality of this type of product as it relates to option strategies is that the prices are essentially baked in. There are slight nuances with the Ultras over time that can affect actual performance in the underlying. But in order to keep things to the point, lets compare recent front-month and at-the-money (Atm) straddles.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52134196117873,"sku":"133EYOPDF","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_6e3d0187-9f64-4803-bedc-a79cb16d34f3.jpg?v=1739671448","url":"https:\/\/shop.traders.com\/products\/stcov283exyo1","provider":"Stocks \u0026 Commodities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}