Thursday, 9 July 2015

Saturday, 20 June 2015

Butterfly Spread

All the strategies up to this point have required a combination of two different positions or contracts. In a butterfly spread options strategy, an investor will combine both a bull spread strategy and a bear spread strategy, and use three different strike prices. For example, one type of butterfly spread involves purchasing one call (put) option at the lowest (highest) strike price, while selling two call (put) options at a higher (lower) strike price, and then one last call (put) option at an even higher (lower) strike price.

Thursday, 28 May 2015

COVERED LONG HEDGE WITH OPTION STRATEGY

Today we offer you Sbin Long Future strategy covered with long Put.In light of expected RBI policy we believe this strategy will give you high upside potential with limited down side risk.
You buy stock because you’re bullish and expect the stock's price to go up. Since you’re bullish, chances are you aren’t too preoccupied with the downside. But as we all know, markets can shift quickly. Puts are a handy tool to help lock in profits on your existing positions in the event of a sudden reversal. This is the strategy which is ideal in this case.  
1ST LEG 
"Buy SBIN Future Jun @ 280"
2ND LEG
"Buy SBIN Jun 280 Put @ 10"


Friday, 15 May 2015

OPTION (CALL & PUT) FREE CALLS FOR MONDAY 18 MAY 2015

BUY VEDL 200 PUT @ 2.80 TGT 4.90/6.70 SL 1.20
BUY REL INFRA 440 CALL @ 8.40 TGT 12.90/16.40 SL 5.2
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The calendar spread refers to a family of spreads involving options of the same underlying stock, same strike prices, but different expiration months. They can be created with either all calls or all puts.  Also known as time spread or horizontal spread.
Call Calendar Spread
Using calls, the calendar spread strategy can be setup by buying long term calls and simultaneously writing an equal number of near-month at-the-money or slightly out-of-the-money calls of the same underlying security with the same strike price.
The idea behind the calendar spread is to sell time, which is why calendar spreads are also known as time spreads. The options trader hopes that price of the underlying remains unchanged at expiration of the near month options so that they expire worthless. As the time decay of near month options is at a faster rate than longer term options, his long term options still retain much of their value. The options trader can then either own the longer term calls for less or write some more calls and repeat the process.

Tuesday, 12 May 2015

BANKNIFTY OPTION STRANGLE STRATEGY

BUY BANKNIFTY 17000 PUT @ 118
BUY  BANKNIFTY 18500 CALL @ 145
COST=263
TOTAL RISK  = 6575
RETURN = UNLIMITED

UPPER BREAK GIVEN POINT=18763

LOWER BREAK GIVEN POINT=16737
Pay off table:

Friday, 1 May 2015

Covered Call


Aside from purchasing a naked call option, you can also engage in a basic covered call or buy-write strategy. In this strategy, you would purchase the assets outright, and simultaneously write (or sell) a call option on those same assets. Your volume of assets owned should be equivalent to the number of assets underlying the call option. Investors will often use this position when they have a short-term position and a neutral opinion on the assets, and are looking to generate additional profits (through receipt of the call premium), or protect against a potential decline in the underlying asset's value.

Saturday, 25 April 2015

WHAT ARE OPTION ? AND TYPES OF OPTION

OPTION
An option is a contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price on or before a certain date. An option, just like a stock or bond, is a security. It is also a binding contract with strictly defined terms and properties.

CALLS AND PUTS
The two types of options are calls and puts:
call gives the holder the right to buy an asset at a certain price within a specific period of time. Calls are similar to having a long position on a stock. Buyers of calls hope that the stock will increase substantially before the option expires.
put gives the holder the right to sell an asset at a certain price within a specific period of time. Puts are very similar to having a short position on a stock. Buyers of puts hope that the price of the stock will fall before the option expires.
Participants in the Options Market
There are four types of participants in options markets depending on the position they take:
·              Buyers of calls
·              Sellers of calls
·              Buyers of puts
·              Sellers of puts
People who buy options are called holders and those who sell options are called writers; furthermore, buyers are said to have long positions, and sellers are said to have short positions.

Thursday, 23 April 2015

Why Use Options?

There are two main reasons why an investor would use options: 
Speculation 
speculation as betting on the movement of a security. The advantage of options is that you aren't limited to making a profit only when the market goes up. Because of the versatility of options, you can also make money when the market goes down or even sideways. Speculation is the territory in which the big money is made - and lost. The use of options in this manner is the reason options have the reputation of being risky. This is because when you buy an option, you have to be correct in determining not only the direction of the stock's movement, but also the magnitude and the timing of this movement. To succeed, you must correctly predict whether a stock will go up or down, and you have to be right about how much the price will change as well as the time frame it will take for all this to happen.

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Short Butterfly


The short butterfly is a neutral strategy like the long butterfly but bullish on volatility. It is a limited profit, limited risk options trading strategy. There are 3 striking prices involved in a short butterfly spread and it can be constructed using calls or puts. 
SHORT BUTTERFLY CONSTRUCTION
Ø  SELL 1 ITM CALL
Ø  BUY 2 ATM CALLS
Ø  SELL 1 OTM CALL
Short Call Butterfly
Using calls, the short butterfly can be constructed by writing one lower striking in-the-money call, buying two at-the-money calls and writing another higher striking out-of-the-money call, giving the trader a net credit to enter the position.