But only if you buy enough contracts to cover your costs. One of the big hiccups in straddles is that the stock has to move far enough to cover your costs, plus

But only if you buy enough contracts to cover your costs. One of the big hiccups in straddles is that the stock has to move far enough to cover your costs, plus a bit. It's very easy to make small amounts of money on options, but you can probably put that time into a minimum wage job and make more.