Credit Spreads Made Simple: A Defined-Risk Guide to Getting Paid Upfront — Bull Puts, Bear Calls, and the Income Trades the Pros Actually Use (The Defined-Risk Options Library)

Mattson, Eric

ISBN 13: 9798184879222

Published by Independently published, 2026

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Credit Spreads Made Simple: A Defined-Risk Guide to Getting Paid Upfront ? Bull Puts, Bear Calls, and the Income Trades the Pros Actually Use (The Defined-Risk Options Library)
• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798184879222
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Get paid to put the odds on your side.

Most options books pick one of two extremes: dense textbooks full of math you'll never use, or hype-filled "secret system" pitches with nothing underneath. Credit Spreads Made Simple is built for the middle — the place where real traders actually live.

Credit spreads are the most popular defined-risk income trade in options, and for good reason: you get paid upfront, your maximum loss is known before you enter, and time decay works for you instead of against you. This book teaches you exactly how they work — and how to trade them without blowing up.

Inside you'll learn how to:

• Build and place bull put and bear call spreads, step by step
• Read implied volatility to find the best moments to sell premium
• Pick strikes and width using probability, not guesswork
• Calculate your true max profit, max loss, and breakeven every time
• Size positions so a losing streak never sinks you
• Manage, roll, and close trades using rules — not emotions

With plain-English explanations, payoff diagrams, real worked examples, and a one-page checklist you can use on your next trade, this is the credit-spread guide you'll actually finish — and actually use.

Book 1 of The Defined-Risk Options Library.