Comparision (SHORT CALL
VS REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY)
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SHORT CALL
REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY
About Strategy
Short Call Option Strategy
A trader shorts or writes a Call Option when he feels that underlying stock price is likely to go down. Selling Call Option is a strategy preferred for experienced traders.
However this strategy is very risky in nature. If the stock rallies on the upside, your risk becomes potentially unquantifiable and unlimited. If the strategy
Reverse Iron Butterfly as the name suggests is the opposite of Iron Butterfly. In Reverse Iron Butterfly, a trader is bullish on volatility and expects the market to make significant move in the near future in either directions. Here a trader will buy 1 ATM Call Option, sell 1 OTM Call Option, buy 1 ATM Put Option, sell 1 OTM Put Option. This strategy also bags lim ..
Upper Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Call + Net Premium Paid, Lower Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Put - Net Premium Paid
SHORT CALL Vs REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY - When & How to use ?
SHORT CALL
REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY
Market View
Bearish
Neutral
When to use?
It is an aggressive strategy and involves huge risks. It should be used only in case where trader is certain about the bearish market view on the underlying.
This strategy is used when a trader is bullish on volatility and expects the market to make significant move in the near future in either directions.
Upper Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Call + Net Premium Paid, Lower Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Put - Net Premium Paid
SHORT CALL Vs REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY - Risk & Reward
SHORT CALL
REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY
Maximum Profit Scenario
Max Profit = Premium Received
Strike Price of Short Call (or Long Put) - Strike Price of Long Call (or Short Put) - Net Premium Paid - Commissions Paid
Maximum Loss Scenario
Loss Occurs When Price of Underlying > Strike Price of Short Call + Premium Received
Net Premium Paid + Commissions Paid
Risk
Unlimited
Limited
Reward
Limited
Limited
SHORT CALL Vs REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY - Strategy Pros & Cons
SHORT CALL
REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY
Similar Strategies
Covered Put, Covered Calls
Short Put Butterfly, Short Condor
Disadvantage
• Unlimited risk to the upside underlying stocks. • Potential loss more than the premium collected.
• Potential loss is higher than gain, complex strategy. • Not suitable for beginners.
Advantages
• With the help of this strategy, traders can book profit from falling prices in the underlying asset. • Less investment, more profit. • Traders can book profit when underlying stock price fall, move sideways or rise by a small amount.
• Able to profit whether stocks move in either direction up or down. • This strategy can be used by option traders who cannot use credit spreads. • Predictable maximum loss and profits, volatile strategy.