Fin 300 Chapter 25 Options Strategies

Covered call

a written call covered by shares of the underlying security

Protective put

a long position in the underlying equity hedged with a put option that reduced the portfolios price risk exposure

long Straddle

involves buying a call and a put for the same underlying stock for the same expiry date

short straddle

involves writing a call and put for the same underlying stock

Strangle

similar to a straddle but the exercise price of the call is not equal to the exercise price of the put

Spreads

the simultaneous write and buy of similar but not identical options

Time spread

buying options on the same underlying security with the only difference being the expiration date

Price spread

buying options on the same underlying security with the only difference being the the prices

bull spread

spread in which you make money when the market goes up

bear spread

spread in which you make money when the market goes down

Collar

protects the value of a portfolio between 2 bounds

Synthetic stock

options can be traded in combinations such that the payout mimics short of long positions in the underlying stock