Comparision (CALL BACKSPREAD
VS REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY)
Compare Strategies
CALL BACKSPREAD
REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY
About Strategy
Call Backspread Option Trading
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
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 ..
Lower breakeven = strike price of the short call, Upper breakeven = strike price of long calls + point of maximum loss
Upper Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Call + Net Premium Paid, Lower Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Put - Net Premium Paid
CALL BACKSPREAD Vs REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY - Risk & Reward
CALL BACKSPREAD
REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY
Maximum Profit Scenario
Unlimited profit potential if the stock goes in upward direction.
Strike Price of Short Call (or Long Put) - Strike Price of Long Call (or Short Put) - Net Premium Paid - Commissions Paid
Maximum Loss Scenario
Strike Price of long call - Strike Price of short call - Net premium received
Net Premium Paid + Commissions Paid
Risk
Limited
Limited
Reward
Unlimited
Limited
CALL BACKSPREAD Vs REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY - Strategy Pros & Cons
CALL BACKSPREAD
REVERSE IRON BUTTERFLY
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Short Put Butterfly, Short Condor
Disadvantage
• Potential loss is higher than gain, complex strategy. • Not suitable for beginners.
Advantages
• Unlimited profit potential.
• 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.