Put Backspread Option Strategy
When to use: Put Backspread Option Strategy is used when the investor is bearish on the stock (i.e. when the investor expects the stock price to fall in the near future). How it works: In the put backspread strategy the investor sells 1 in-the-money put option; and buys 2 out-of-the-money put options of the same underlying stock with the same expiry […]
Call Backspread Option Strategy
When to use: Call Backspread Option Strategy is used when the investor is bullish on the stock (i.e. the investor expects the price of the stock to rise in the near future). How it works: Call backspread option strategy uses three option contracts of the same underlying stock, with the same expiry date but two different strike prices. In […]
Short Synthetic Option Strategy
When to use: Short Synthetic Option Strategy is used when the investor is bearish on the stock in the near future (i.e. the investor expects the stock to fall in the near future). How it works: In a short synthetic option strategy you sell 1 call option and buy 1 put option of the same underlying stock with the same expiry […]