angle strategy, 128–131Strap strategy, 138–141Strip strategy, 133–136Synthetic Call strategy, 246–250Synthetic Put strategy, 251–254Trading Planlong call strategy, 5short call strategy, 9
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transactionsnet creditBear Call Ladder strategy, 110Bear Call spread strategy, 34Bull Put Ladder strategy, 105Bull Put spread strategy, 29Call Ratio Backspread strategy, 221Covered Put strategy, 85Diagonal Put strategy, 77Long Call Synthetic Straddlestrategy, 256Long Iron Butterfly strategy, 38Long Iron Condor strategy, 43Modified Put Butterflystrategy, 214Put Ratio Backspread strategy, 225Ratio Call Spread strategy, 230Ratio Put Spread strategy, 234Short Call Butterfly strategy, 149Short Call Condor strategy, 158Short Call Synthetic strategy, 268Short Combo strategy, 283Short Guts strategy, 186Short Put Butterfly strategy, 153Short Put Condor strategy, 162Short Straddle strategy, 178Short Strangle strategy, 182Short Synthetic Future strategy, 276Synthetic Put strategy, 251net debitBear Call Ladder strategy, 110Bear Put Ladder strategy, 115Bear Put spreads, 96Bull Call Ladder strategy, 101Bull Call spreads, 91Bull Put Ladder strategy, 105Calendar Call strategy, 58Calendar Put strategy, 71Collar strategy, 242Covered Call strategy, 25Covered Short Straddle strategy, 48Covered Short Strangle strategy, 53Diagonal Call strategy, 65Guts strategy, 145Long Box strategy, 288Long Call Butterfly strategy, 190Long Call Condor strategy, 199
Long Combo strategy, 279Long Put Butterfly strategy, 194Long Put Condor strategy, 204Long Put Synthetic Straddlestrategy, 260Long Synthetic Future strategy, 272Modified Call Butterfly strategy, 209Short Call Synthetic Straddlestrategy, 264Short Iron Butterfly strategy, 167Short Iron Condor strategy, 172Straddle strategy, 123Strangle strategy, 129Strap strategy, 139Strip strategy, 134Synthetic Call strategy, 247
U–Vuncapped rewards, 6. See also rewarduncapped risk. See also risklong put strategy, 14short call strategy, 10vertical spreads, 89Bear Call Ladder strategy, 99, 109exiting, 113trading, 109–113Bear Put, 95exiting, 98trading, 95–99Bear Put Ladder strategy, 114exiting, 118trading, 114–118Bull Call, 90exiting, 94trading, 91–94Bull Call Ladder strategyexiting, 103trading, 100–103Bull Put Ladder strategy, 104exiting, 108trading, 104–108volatility strategy, 119–120Guts, 143exiting, 147trading, 144–147
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volatility strategy (Contd.)Short Call Butterfly, 148exiting, 151trading, 148–151Short Call Condor, 157exiting, 160trading, 157–161Short Iron Butterfly, 166exiting, 169trading, 166–169Short Iron Condor, 170exiting, 174trading, 171–174Short Put Butterfly, 152exiting, 156trading, 153–156Short Put Condor, 161exiting, 165trading, 162–165Straddle, 121exiting, 126trading, 122–126Strangle, 127exiting, 131trading, 128–131
Strap, 137–138exiting, 142trading, 138–141Strip, 132–133exiting, 136trading, 133–136
W–Zwash sales (taxation), 295writingcalls, 4puts, 4X axis ( creation of risk profile charts), 2Y axis (creation of risk profile charts), 1yieldsCalendar Call strategy, 57–62Calendar Put strategy, 70–75Covered Put strategy, 83–87Covered Short Straddle strategy,46–51Covered Short Strangle strategy, 52–56Diagonal Call strategy, 64–69Diagonal Put strategy, 76–82
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