Lee Lowell is the editor of The Instant Money Trader for WSD Insider. One of America's leading options professionals, Lee spent six years in the options "trenches" as a market maker on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) in New York City. Lee is the author of the popular book Get Rich with Options: Four Winning Strategies Straight From The Exchange Floor and has written numerous articles for several financial publications such as Futures magazine and Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities. Learn More Option Credit Spreads: Sell First, Buy Second for 50% Better Odds By Lee Lowell, Advisory Panelist, Mt. Vernon Research Thursday, December 15, 2005: Issue #267 Much of my own option trading occurs from the short side. I’m not referring to a bearish directional outlook, but rather a trading strategy that involves the selling of options [...]