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Bullish Strategies5

Bull Call Spread

Buy a Call (ATM) and sell a higher strike Call (OTM). Limited profit, but reduced cost. (Debit)

Defined riskDebit1 Expiration

Bull Put Spread

Sell a Put (ATM) and buy a lower strike Put (OTM). Profit from upward or sideways movement. (Credit)

Defined riskCredit1 Expiration

Long Call Synthetic

Bullish/Protection Strategy. Buy the Asset + Buy Put (Protective Put). Limited loss, unlimited gain.

Defined riskDebit1 Expiration

Covered Call

Bullish/Income Strategy. Buy the Asset + Sell Call (Covered Write). Generate income and reduce average cost.

Defined riskDebit1 Expiration

Cash Secured Put

Bullish/Income strategy. Sale of a Put with the strike value set aside in cash: collects the premium and, if assigned, buys the asset at the strike.

High riskCredit1 Expiration

Bearish Strategies2

Bear Put Spread

Buy a Put (ATM) and sell a lower strike Put (OTM). Protection against a drop at a lower cost. (Debit)

Defined riskDebit1 Expiration

Bear Call Spread

Sell a Call (ATM) and buy a higher strike Call (OTM). Profit from downward or sideways movement. (Credit)

Defined riskCredit1 Expiration

Neutral Strategies5

Long Collar

Hedge Strategy. Buy the Asset + Buy Put (floor) + Sell Call (ceiling). Protection at reduced cost (Zero Cost Collar).

Defined riskDebit1 Expiration

Long Call Calendar

Horizontal Spread. Sell a short-dated Call and buy a longer-dated Call (same strike). Profit from time decay (Theta).

Defined riskDebit2+ Expirations

Iron Condor

Sell Volatility. Bear Call Spread + Bull Put Spread. Profit if the asset stays sideways.

Defined riskCredit1 Expiration

Long Butterfly

Bet on stability. Buy 1 Call A, Sell 2 Calls B, Buy 1 Call C (A < B < C equidistant). Max profit at middle strike (B).

Defined riskDebit1 Expiration

Short Strangle

Sell OTM Put + Sell OTM Call. Wider safety margin than Straddle (profit range). Unlimited Risk.

Unlimited riskCredit1 Expiration

Volatile Strategies2

Long Straddle

Buy a Call and Put at the same Strike (ATM). Profit from large movement in either direction.

Defined riskDebit1 Expiration

Long Strangle

Buy an OTM Call and OTM Put. Cheaper than Straddle, but requires even larger movement.

Defined riskDebit1 Expiration