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Spread trading is a technique that can be used to advantage in terms bullish, bearish or neutral. Basically, the functions reduce the risk cost of limiting profit as well.

Spread trading is defined as opening a position to purchase and selling this type of option (ie buying or selling) at the same time. For example, if you buy a call option of XYZ stock and sell another call option of XYZ, is made in the trade spread.

By buying one option and selling another, to limit the risks, because you know the exact difference or the expiration date or strike price (or both) between the two options. This difference is known as the spread, which the name of this spread treading technique.

Vertical Spreads

A vertical spread is a spread over the 2 options (you have purchased, and sale) have the same expiration date but differ only by the exercise price. For example, if you bought a $ 60 June The option and sells a call option Juin $ 70 calls, created a vertical spread.

Suppose we have a stock XYZ is currently priced at $ 50. We believe that the increase in population. However, we believe that the increase is substantial, maybe just a movement of $ 5.

Then you start vertical spread of this population. We buy a call option for $ 50 and sell an option to purchase $ 55. Suppose that the call has a $ 50 bonus $ 1 (because only in the currency), and $ 55 call has a premium of $ 0.25 (or $ 5 Out-of-the-money).

So you pay $ 1 for Call for $ 50, earning $ 0.25 against $ 55 call gives us a total cost of $ 0.75.

Two things can happen. The action may increase as expected, or fall below the current price. Let's look at 2 scenarios:

Scenario 1: The price dropped to $ 45. We made a mistake and predicted the wrong price movement. However, since two calls are Out-Of-the-money and expire worthless, do not do anything to close the position. Our loss would be $ 0.75 we spent in this negotiation exercise spread.

Scenario 2: The price rose to $ 55. The call is now $ 50 $ 5 in money and it has a premium of $ 6. The call is now only $ 55 in currency and has a premium of $ 1. We can not wait until the date we have sold a call that is not covered by stocks we own (ie, a naked call). Therefore, the need close to our position before expiration.

So we have to sell $ 50 calls, we've bought before, and redemption of the call $ 55 until sold. So the call to sell $ 50 to $ 6 and the repurchase of $ 55 call for $ 1. This transaction has earned $ 5, resulting in a net increase of $ 4.25, taking into account the $ 0.75 we spent earlier.

What if the stock price rises to $ 60 instead?

Here is where the risk – small and limited benefit – the term comes from the current price of $ 60, $ 50 call would be $ 10 In-the-money and have a premium of $ 11. The call would be $ 55 to $ 5 in money and a bonus of $ 6. Liquidation position gives us even $ 5, let us give an increase Net $ 4.25.

Once the two are involved, our profit will always be limited by the difference between the exercise price of the 2 Calls less the amount paid on departure.

Generally, once the share value goes above the call lower (the call $ 50 in this example), we started making profits. And when he passes on the higher calls ($ 55 Call in this example), we have reached our maximum benefit.

So why do we want to make this broadcast?

If you just make a simple option, we would had to spend $ 1 to buy $ 50 call. In this spread trading exercise, has had to spend $ 0.75, therefore the risk – limited – Expression. Thus, you are risking less, but also less profitable because the price moves beyond the call will not win over more profits. By Therefore, this strategy is appropriate for moderately bullish stocks.

HORIZONTAL SPREADS

We now hope is a horizontal line. Spreads horizontally, ie Time and calendar spreads or spreads, it spreads when the exercise price of the 2 options remain the same, but different expiration dates.

To summarize: The options have a time value associated with them. Generally, more time passes, the option premium loses value. In addition, the more we approach the date expires, the fastest fall in value.

This expansion benefits This premium decay.

An example. We say now in the middle of June We decided to make a horizontal spread of action. For a particular strike price, for example the August option has a premium of $ 4, and the September option has a premium of $ 4.50.

To start horizontal expansion, which would fetch the closest option (in this case August), and buy the other option (in this case September). So gain of 4.00 $ From the sale and spend $ 4.50 for the purchase, netting us $ 0.50.

We will move quickly to mid-August. Option August is fast approaching the date of expiry, the premium has dropped drastically, eg, $ 1.50. However, the September option still has a another room per month and the premium remains unchanged at $ 3.00.

At this point, we close the spread position. We buy back $ 1.50 by August and September sold the option at $ 3.00. This gives us a profit of $ 1.50. When we deduct the cost of $ 0.50, we ends up with a profit of $ 1.00.

This is basically how does a horizontal extension. The same technique may be used to test also.

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