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THE COLLAR | PUT BACKSPREAD | |
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About Strategy |
The Collar Option StrategyCollar 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 StrategyIf 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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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. |