This strategy is adopted by traders who are bullish in nature. He expects market and volatility to rise in the near future. A trader need not be direction specific here (i.e. an upward or downward trend, but a small bias towards an uptrend should always be present, as the gains will be much higher once the market moves up r
Long Combo Option Trading Strategy is implemented when a trader is bullish in nature and expects the stock price to rise in the near future. Here a trader will sell one ‘Out of the Money’ Put Option and buy one ‘Out of the Money’ Call Option. This trade will require less capital to implement since the amount required to buy the call will be covered by the amount received ..
Lower breakeven = strike price of the short call, Upper breakeven = strike price of long calls + point of maximum loss
Call Strike + Net Premium
CALL BACKSPREAD Vs LONG COMBO - When & How to use ?
CALL BACKSPREAD
LONG COMBO
Market View
Bullish
Bullish
When to use?
This strategy is used when the investor expects the price of the stock to rise in the future.
This strategy is used when an investor Bullish on an underlying but don't have the required capital or the risk appetite to invest directly into it.
Action
Sell 1 ITM Call, BUY 2 OTM Call
Sell OTM Put Option, Buy OTM Call Option
Breakeven Point
Lower breakeven = strike price of the short call, Upper breakeven = strike price of long calls + point of maximum loss
Call Strike + Net Premium
CALL BACKSPREAD Vs LONG COMBO - Risk & Reward
CALL BACKSPREAD
LONG COMBO
Maximum Profit Scenario
Unlimited profit potential if the stock goes in upward direction.
Underlying asset goes up and Call option exercised
Maximum Loss Scenario
Strike Price of long call - Strike Price of short call - Net premium received
Underlying asset goes down and Put option exercised
Risk
Limited
Unlimited
Reward
Unlimited
Unlimited
CALL BACKSPREAD Vs LONG COMBO - Strategy Pros & Cons
CALL BACKSPREAD
LONG COMBO
Similar Strategies
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Disadvantage
• Losses can keep on increasing as the price of stock goes down. • High risk strategy.
Advantages
• Unlimited profit potential.
• Capital investment is low and returns are high. • Unlimited reward, returns keep on increasing with the increase on stock price. • Leverage facility provided by this strategy is very beneficial.