Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Make Money From Dropping Prices With Bear Put Spreads

By Charlie Butterworth


what's the difference between bear put spreads and bear call spreads, for instance? Do you actually see why they're each called by that name? This is all about knowing why our option dealing terms are what they are. Here's how it operates. The 1st word in the expression indicates your view about the market. So a bear put spread would suggest that you believe the actual stock under consideration is preparing to experience a price dive. To put it in a different way, you are bearish referring to the stock, that means your vertical spread system will exhibit that.

The subsequent part of the expression suggests not only the sort of spread you intend to do, but when mixed with the bearish nature of your outlook for the stock, shows that it's going to be a debit spread ( not a credit spread ). Had you been doing a credit spread, you would need the underlying to stay away from the spread strike prices till option expiry date in order for it to be moneymaking. But for a debit spread you'd ideally need it to penetrate thru both strike costs for optimum profit.

Bear put spreads are option debit spreads that are set up by purchasing put options having a strike ( exercise ) price which is close to the current market cost of the share ... And simultaneously selling the matching number of put options at an exercise price which is below the purchased options. As the purchased options will be more high priced ( being closer to the cash ) matched against the sold ones, the net result's a debit to your trade account - therefore, the "debit spread" part of the trade.

Since we enter put debit spreads on the grounds that we are able to make serious gain if the fundamental price falls, they offer a method of entering a larger number of option positions at less cost than simply purchasing ( going long ) puts. They also permit larger overall pliability if the underlying price briefly move against us, for the fact that we'd consider buying the 'sold ' position for a tiny part of what we sold it, on the principle that if the stock return to its declining trend, we shall profit from the leftover purchased put option, which we now own at a massive discount.

Bear Put Spreads must be distinguished from bear call spreads. The latter are credit spreads, again the results of a bearish view of the market but made from call options ( not put options ) but counting on the basic stock to stay away from their strike costs.




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