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Comparision (RATIO PUT SPREAD VS SHORT PUT)

 

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Ratio Put Spread Option Strategy 

This strategy involves buying ITM Puts and simultaneously selling OTM Puts, double the number of ITM Puts. This strategy is used by a trader who is neutral on the market and bearish on the volatility in the near future. Here profits will be capped up to the premium amount and risk will be potentially unlimited.

Short Put Option Strategy

A trader will short put if he is bullish in nature and expects the underlying asset not to fall below a certain level.
Risk: Losses will be potentially unlimited if the stock skyrockets above the strike price of put.

RATIO PUT SPREAD Vs SHORT PUT - Details

RATIO PUT SPREAD SHORT PUT
Market View Neutral Bullish
Type (CE/PE) PE (Put Option) PE (Put Option)
Number Of Positions 3 1
Strategy Level Beginners Beginners
Reward Profile Limited Limited
Risk Profile Unlimited Unlimited
Breakeven Point Upper Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Put +/- Net Premium Received or Paid, Lower Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Short Puts - (Points of Maximum Profit / Number of Uncovered Puts) Strike Price - Premium

RATIO PUT SPREAD Vs SHORT PUT - When & How to use ?

RATIO PUT SPREAD SHORT PUT
Market View Neutral Bullish
When to use? This strategy is used by a trader who is neutral on the market and bearish on the volatility in the near future. This strategy works well when you're Bullish that the price of the underlying will not fall beyond a certain level.
Action Buy 1 ITM Put, Sell 2 OTM Puts Sell Put Option
Breakeven Point Upper Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Put +/- Net Premium Received or Paid, Lower Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Short Puts - (Points of Maximum Profit / Number of Uncovered Puts) Strike Price - Premium

RATIO PUT SPREAD Vs SHORT PUT - Risk & Reward

RATIO PUT SPREAD SHORT PUT
Maximum Profit Scenario Strike Price of Long Put - Strike Price of Short Put + Net Premium Received - Commissions Paid Premium received in your account when you sell the Put Option.
Maximum Loss Scenario Strike Price of Short - Price of Underlying - Max Profit + Commissions Paid Unlimited (When the price of the underlying falls.)
Risk Unlimited Unlimited
Reward Limited Limited

RATIO PUT SPREAD Vs SHORT PUT - Strategy Pros & Cons

RATIO PUT SPREAD SHORT PUT
Similar Strategies Short Straddle (Sell Straddle), Short Strangle (Sell Strangle) Bull Put Spread, Short Starddle
Disadvantage • Unlimited potential risk. • Limited profit. • Unlimited risk. • Huge losses if the price of the underlying stock falls steeply.
Advantages • Directional strategy so that there is either no upside or downside risk. • Able to profit even if trader is neutral on the market. • Higher probability of profit. • Benefit from time decay. • Less capital required than buying the stock outright. • Profit when underlying stock price rise, move sideways or drop by a relatively small account.

RATIO PUT SPREAD

SHORT PUT