Interesting, this is probably why I never heard of straddles in a futures context
They are wildly popular in the options (including futures options) market, but what is described here would be called a calender spread or an unbalanced strangle of some sort. No tax benefits from closing long dated contracts early aside from losses offsetting the gains
They are wildly popular in the options (including futures options) market, but what is described here would be called a calender spread or an unbalanced strangle of some sort. No tax benefits from closing long dated contracts early aside from losses offsetting the gains