Options Flashcards
Breakeven point for a Call spread
- Work out premium difference
- Add lower strike price
Breakeven point for a Put spread
- Work out premium difference
- Subtract higher strike price
Covered call
When you own the stock and sell a call option - for protection
Brekeven for Call straddle
- Work out premiums
- Add to strike
Breakeven for Put straddle
- Work out premium
- Minus the strike
Intrinsic value
Difference between market price and strike price
Call buyers want stock to go
Up
Put buyers want stock to go
Down
Call sellers want stock to go
Down
Put sellers want stock to go
Up
Buying Calls =
Right to buy
Buying Puts =
Right to sell
Selling Calls =
Obligation to sell
Selling Puts =
Obligation to buy
An insurance policy against falls in price
Buying puts
When closing an option, the gain / loss is the difference between:
the premiums paid
A Call option
The option to Buy
A Put option
The option to Sell
Sells are obligations
Buys are rights
If you buy a call you want it to go up.
if you buy a put, you want it to go down
Debit (bear) spread is a net buy
Credit (bull) spread is a net sell
Beakeven for Calls
Total premiums + Strike lower price
Beakeven for Puts
Total premiums minus Strike price