Option Buying Strategies
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Option Buying Strategies
Options are among the most popular vehicles for traders, because their price can move fast, making (or losing) a lot of money quickly. Options strategies can range from quite simple to very complex, with a variety of payoffs and sometimes odd names. (Iron condor, anyone?)
Reward/risk: In this example, the trader breaks even at $21 per share, or the strike price plus the $1 premium paid. Above $20, the option increases in value by $100 for every dollar the stock increases. The option expires worthless when the stock is at the strike price and below.
Reward/risk: In this example, the put breaks even when the stock closes at option expiration at $19 per share, or the strike price minus the $1 premium paid. Below $20 the put increases in value $100 for every dollar decline in the stock. Above $20, the put expires worthless and the trader loses the full premium of $100.
The upside on a long put is almost as good as on a long call, because the gain can be multiples of the option premium paid. However, a stock can never go below zero, capping the upside, whereas the long call has theoretically unlimited upside. Long puts are another simple and popular way to wager on the decline of a stock, and they can be safer than shorting a stock.
When to use it: A long put is a good choice when you expect the stock to fall significantly before the option expires. If the stock falls only slightly below the strike price, the option will be in the money, but may not return the premium paid, handing you a net loss.
When to use it: A short put is an appropriate strategy when you expect the stock to close at the strike price or above at expiration of the option. The stock needs to be only at or above the strike price for the option to expire worthless, letting you keep the whole premium received.
The downside of the married put is the cost of the premium paid. As the value of the stock position falls, the put increases in value, covering the decline dollar for dollar. Because of this hedge, the trader only loses the cost of the option rather than the bigger stock loss.
A sideways market is one where prices don't change much over time, making it a low-volatility environment. Short straddles, short strangles, and long butterflies all profit in such cases, where the premiums received from writing the options will be maximized if the options expire worthless (e.g., at the strike price of the straddle)."}},"@type": "Question","name": "Are Protective Puts a Waste of Money?","acceptedAnswer": "@type": "Answer","text": "Protective puts are insurance against losses in your portfolio. Like all other types of insurance, you pay a regular premium to the insurer and hope that you never need to file a claim. The same is true for portfolio protection: you pay for the insurance, and if the market does crash, you'll be better off than if you didn't own the puts.","@type": "Question","name": "What Is a Calendar Spread?","acceptedAnswer": "@type": "Answer","text": "A calendar spread involves buying (selling) options with one expiration and simultaneously selling (buying) options on the same underlying in a different expiration. Calendar spreads are often used to bet on changes in the volatility term structure of the underlying.","@type": "Question","name": "What Is a Box Spread?","acceptedAnswer": "@type": "Answer","text": "A box is an options strategy that creates a synthetic loan by going long a bull call spread along with a matching bear put spread using the same strike prices. The result will be a position that always pays off the distance between the strikes at expiration. So if you put on a 20-strike, 40-strike box, it will always expire worth $20. Prior to expiration, it will be worth less than $20, making it function like a zero-coupon bond. Traders use boxes to borrow or lend funds for money management purposes depending on the implied interest rate of the box."]}]}] Investing Stocks Bonds Fixed Income Mutual Funds ETFs Opt