Collar Option Strategy
When to use: Collar Option Strategy is used when the investor writes a covered call to earn a premium but wants to protect himself from an unexpected sharp fall in the price of the underlying securities. In this strategy, your risk from a downside in the stock price is protected by purchasing a put option. How it works: In collar option […]
Long Combo Option Strategy
When to use: When you are Bullish and anticipate the stock / index to rise. How it works: Long Combo Option Strategy uses two option contracts with the same expiry date but different strike prices. In this strategy, you sell/write 1 out-of-the-money put option; and buy 1 out-of-the-money call option, each with the same expiry date, T. Suppose, you […]
Covered Call Option Strategy
Buy shares and sell a call option of an equal number of shares. The covered call option strategy is also called “Buy write” strategy. When to use the covered call option strategy: When you are neutral (or moderately bullish) on the short term direction of the underlying stock and you want to earn some fixed income […]
Synthetic Long Call Option Strategy
In synthetic long call option strategy – buy the underlying shares and a put option (of an equal number of shares). When to use : When you are moderately bullish on the short term direction of the underlying stock and want to earn some fixed income from your investment in the underlying stock. How it works: You buy IDBI […]