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Comparision (THE COLLAR VS PUT BACKSPREAD)

 

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  THE COLLAR PUT BACKSPREAD
About Strategy

The Collar Option Strategy

Collar Strategy is an extension to Covered Call Strategy. A trader, who is bullish in nature but has a very low risk appetite and wants to mitigate his risk will implement the Collar Strategy. Collar involves buying of stock in either Cash/Futures Market, buying an ATM Put Option & selling an OTM Call Option. The expiry dates of the op

Put Backspread Option Strategy

If the trader is bearish on market and bullish in volatility, he will implement this strategy. However the trader can be neutral in nature i.e. indifferent if the market moves in either of the direction, this strategy will make profits, but uptrend will give a capped income than downtrend which will give unlimited returns.

THE COLLAR Vs PUT BACKSPREAD - Details

THE COLLAR PUT BACKSPREAD
Market View Bullish Bearish
Type (CE/PE) CE (Call Option) + PE (Put Option) + Underlying PE (Put Option)
Number Of Positions 3 2
Strategy Level Advance Advance
Reward Profile Limited
Risk Profile Limited
Breakeven Point Price of Features - Call Premium + Put Premium

THE COLLAR Vs PUT BACKSPREAD - When & How to use ?

THE COLLAR PUT BACKSPREAD
Market View Bullish Bearish
When to use? It should be used only in case where trader is certain about the bearish market view.
Action Buy Underlying, Buy 1 ATM Put Option, Sell 1 OTM Call Option
Breakeven Point Price of Features - Call Premium + Put Premium

THE COLLAR Vs PUT BACKSPREAD - Risk & Reward

THE COLLAR PUT BACKSPREAD
Maximum Profit Scenario Strike Price of Short Call - Purchase Price of Underlying + Net Premium Received
Maximum Loss Scenario Purchase Price of Underlying - Strike Price of Long Put - Net Premium Received
Risk Limited Limited
Reward Limited Unlimited

THE COLLAR Vs PUT BACKSPREAD - Strategy Pros & Cons

THE COLLAR PUT BACKSPREAD
Similar Strategies Call Spread, Bull Put Spread
Disadvantage • Limited profit. • A trader can book more profit without this strategy if the prices goes high.
Advantages • This strategy protects the losses on underlying asset. • Risk gets limited if the price of the stocks goes down. • Trader can get ownership benefits life dividend and voting rights.

THE COLLAR

PUT BACKSPREAD