My take is that while it's real easy to make money during a solid uptrend, and that lots of folks make money on shorts during a down trend, and some even can profit during back & forth volitility --I've never known how anyone can profit when nothing happens. Anyone?
The options to hedge your bet/investment is called a "straddle."
No, I'm not going to explain the margins, dynamics, etc. right now. Maybe someone else can.
5.56mm
ah.
thanks.
[more homework tonight...]