Thursday, September 30, 2010

SHORT PUT : Options Trading Strategies

Short Put

Investor use short put when he is bullish on market direction and bearish on market volatility. A long call is simply the purchase of one call option.

Market Scenario: Bullish on market bearish on volatility

Risk: Unlimited

Reward: Limited to premium

BEP: Strike + Premium

EXAMPLE:
Entry:

SPOT

5000

STRIKE

PREMIUM

SELL PUT

5100

50


BEP = 5100 - 50 = 5050

On Exit if:

SPOT

PUT PAY-OFF

PREMIUM

STRATEGY PAY-OFF

4800

-300

50

-250

4900

-200

50

-150

5000

-100

50

-50

5050

-50

50

0

5100

0

50

50

5200

0

50

50

5300

0

50

50

5400

0

50

50

5500

0

50

50

Strategy Pay-Off


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