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Jelly Roll Options Strategy Explainer Video

A Jelly Roll sells a synthetic long position at one expiration and buys a synthetic long position at a later expiration, using the same strike. It links two option maturities and is used to roll exposure or trade differences in financing and dividends. It is not simply a four-leg bet that the stock will stay still.

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