基础术语解释:
CallOption
An agreement that gives an investor theright (but not the obligation) to buy a stock, bond, commodity, or otherinstrument at a specified price within a specific time period.
PutOption
An option contract giving the owner theright, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlyingsecurity at a specified price within a specified time. This is the opposite ofa call option, which gives the holder the right to buy shares
Atthe money-ATM
An option is at-the-money if the strikeprice of the option equals the market price of the underlying security.
Out ofthe money - OTM
1. For a call, when an option's strikeprice is higher than the market price of the underlying asset.
2. For a put, when the strike price isbelow the market price of the underlying asset
Inthe money-ITM
1. For a call option, when the option'sstrike price is below the market price of the underlying asset.
2. For a put option, when the strike priceis above the market price of the underlying asset.
Beingin the money does not mean you will profit, it just means the option is worthexercising. This is because the option costs money to buy.
分成以下几大类
一、BULLISH TRADING STRATEGIES
BullCall Spread
The bull call spread option tradingstrategy is employed when the options trader thinks that the price of theunderlying asset will go up moderately in the near term.
Bull call spreads can be implemented bybuying an at-the-money call option while simultaneously writing a higherstriking out-of-the-money call option of the same underlying security and thesame expiration month.
Bull Call Spread Construction
Buy1 ITM Call
Sell1 OTM Call
BullPut Spread
The bull put spread option trading strategyis employed when the options trader thinks that the price of the underlyingasset will go up moderately in the near term. The bull put spread optionsstrategy is also known as the bull put credit spread as a credit is receivedupon entering the trade.
Bull Put Spread Construction
Buy 1 OTM Put
Sell 1 ITM Put
BuyingIndex Calls
The index long call is the simpleststrategy to use in index options trading and the implementation involves thepurchase of an index call option.
IndexLong Call Construction
Buy1 ATM Index Call
CallBackspread
CallBackspread
The call backspread (reverse call ratiospread) is a bullish strategy in options trading that involves selling a numberof call options and buying more call options of the same underlying stock andexpiration date at a higher strike price. It is an unlimited profit, limitedrisk options trading strategy that is taken when the options trader thinks thatthe underlying stock will experience significant upside movement in the nearterm.
CallBackspread Construction
Sell1 ITM Call
Buy2 OTM Calls
CostlessCollar (Zero-Cost Collar)
The costless collar, or zero-costcollar, is established by buying aprotective put while writing an out-of-the-money covered call with a strikeprice at which the premium received is equal to the premium of the protectiveput purchased.
CostlessCollar Construction
Long100 Shares
Sell1 OTM LEAPS Call
Buy1 ATM LEAPS Put
附:LEAPS® Options
Long-termEquity Anticipation Securities, or LEAPS®, are long-term stock or index optionsthat expire more than 9 months in advance, and can last as long as 2.5 years.They are introduced by CBOE in 1990 to give investors more flexibility in usingoptions in their portfolios. LEAPS trade like normal options but they allowinvestors to benefit from the appreciation of equities while placing a lot lessmoney at risk than is required to purchase stock.
CoveredCalls
The covered call is a strategy in optionstrading whereby call options are written against a holding of the underlyingsecurity.
Covered Call (OTM) Construction
Long 100 Shares
Sell 1 Call
CoveredCombination
The covered combination, also known as thecovered strangle, is a limited profit, unlimited risk strategy in optionstrading that involves selling equal number of out-of-the-money calls and putsof the same underlying security, strike price and expiration date while owningthe underlying stock.
CoveredCombination Construction
Long100 Shares
Sell1 OTM Call
Sell1 OTM Put
CoveredStraddle
The covered straddle is a bullish strategyin options trading that involves the simultaneous selling of equal numberof puts and calls of the same underlyingstock, striking price and expiration date while owning the underlying stock.Note that only the call options are covered.
CoveredStraddle Construction
Long100 Shares
Sell1 ATM Call
Sell1 ATM Put
In-The-MoneyCovered Call
Writing in-the-money calls is a goodstrategy to use if the options trader is looking to earn a consistent moderaterate of return.
CoveredCall (ITM) Construction
Long100 Shares
Sell1 ITM Call
LongCall
The long call option strategy is the mostbasic option trading strategy whereby the options trader buy call options withthe belief that the price of the underlying security will rise significantlybeyond the strike price before the option expiration date.
LongCall Construction
Buy1 ATM Call
MarriedPut
The Married Put is an option strategy inwhich the options trader buys an at-the-money put option while simultaneouslybuying an equivalent number of shares of the underlying stock.
MarriedPut Construction
Long100 Shares
Buy1 ATM Put