Tuesday, January 25, 2011

BEAR PUT SPREAD: Options Trading Strategy


Bear Put Spread (BUY PUT + SELL PUT)

Establishing a bear put spread involves the purchase of a put option on a particular underlying stock, while simultaneously writing a put option on the same underlying stock with the same expiration month, but with a lower strike price. Both the buy and the sell sides of this spread are opening transactions, and are always the same number of contracts. This spread is sometimes more broadly categorized as a "vertical spread". The bear put spread, as any spread, can be executed as a "package" in one single transaction, not as separate buy and sell transactions.

Market Scenario: Moderately Bearish to Bearish

Risk: Limited

Reward: Limited

BEP: Strike Price of Purchased Put - Net Debit Paid
EXAMPLE:
Entry:

SPOT
5000
                        

STRIKE
PREMIUM
BUY PUT
4900
60
SELL PUT
4800
30

BEP = 4900 - 30 = 4870

On Exit if:

SPOT
BUY PUT PAY-OFF
SELL PUT PAY-OFF
STRATEGY PAY-OFF
4600
240
-170
70
4700
140
-70
70
4800
40
30
70
4870
-30
30
0
4900
-60
30
-30
5000
-60
30
-30
5100
-60
30
-30
5200
-60
30
-30
5300
-60
30
-30
5400
-60
30
-30

Bear Put Spread - Strategy Pay-Off

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