IFCI STRANGLE STRATEGY

OPTION CALL PUT STRATEGY

IFCI  is extremely volatile these days. Annulized volatility of IFCI is above 91.We suggest strangle strategy in IFCI to make most of this situation.

                      

The long strangle, also known as buy strangle or simply "strangle", is a neutral strategy in options trading that involve the simultaneous buying of a slightly out-of-the-money put and a slightly out-of-the-money call of the same underlying stock and expiration date.

IFCI STRANGLE STRATEGY

LEG1: BUY IFCI 25 CALL @ .75

LEG2: BUY IFCI 20 PUT @ .85

COST =12800     

 RISK PER LOT = (.75+.85)*80000=12800

RETURN = UNLIMITED

LOWER BREAK EVEN POINT :18

HIGHER BREAK EVEN POINT 27

Pay off table

Closing price	Lot size	trading cost	Total Investment	Return from call	return from put	Payoff
17	8000		12800	0	24000	11200
17.5	8000		12800	0	20000	7200
18	8000		12800	0	16000	3200
18.5	8000		12800	0	12000	-800
19	8000		12800	0	8000	-4800
19.5	8000		12800	0	4000	-8800
20	8000		12800	0	0	-12800
20.5	8000		12800	0	0	-12800
21	8000		12800	0	0	-12800
21.5	8000		12800	0	0	-12800
22	8000		12800	0	0	-12800
22.5	8000		12800	0	0	-12800
23	8000		12800	0	0	-12800
23.5	8000		12800	0	0	-12800
24	8000		12800	0	0	-12800
24.5	8000		12800	0	0	-12800
25	8000		12800	0	0	-12800
25.5	8000		12800	4000	0	-8800
26	8000		12800	8000	0	-4800
26.5	8000		12800	12000	0	-800
27	8000		12800	16000	0	3200
27.5	8000		12800	20000	0	7200
28	8000		12800	24000	0	11200
28.5	8000		12800	28000	0	15200
29	8000		12800	32000	0	19200
29.5	8000		12800	36000	0	23200
30	8000		12800	40000	0	27200
30.5	8000		12800	44000	0	31200
31	8000		12800	48000	0	35200
31.5	8000		12800	52000	0	39200

The long options strangle is an unlimited profit, limited risk strategy that is taken when the options trader thinks that the underlying stock will experience significant volatility in the near term. Long strangles are debit spreads as a net debit is taken to enter the trade.