Affluent Investors Are Using Options Math to Borrow on the Cheap
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The article discusses how affluent investors are using options math to borrow at low costs, but the link provided is actually about a trade truce between Trump and Xi, sparking confusion and skepticism among commenters.
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'The trade, dubbed a “box spread,” carried a kind of mystique. By combining two opposing options positions — one bullish, one bearish — Yang built a strategy that mimics a fixed-rate loan: upfront cash now, repayment at a set date, and a locked-in cost in between.'