A short straddle writer expects
Price stability
A long straddle buyer expects
Volatility
A long straddles profit potential is
Unlimited
A short straddle’s gain potential is
The premiums received
VIX options are ___
Bearish
Long Put MG
BE X 100
Short Put ML
BE X 100
Buy 1 ABC Jan 50 Call @ $7
Sell 1 ABC Jan 60 Call @ $3
Debit Call Spread
$4 Debit
Bullish
Buy 1 ABC Jan 60 Put @ $7
Sell 1 ABC Jan 50 Put @ $3
Debit Put Spread
$4 debit
Bearish
Sell 1 ABC Jan 50 Call @ $7
Buy 1 ABC Jan 60 Call @ $3
Credit Call Spread
$4 Credit
Bearish
Sell 1 ABC Jan 60 Put @ $7
Buy 1 ABC Jan 50 Put @ $3
Credit Put Spread
$4 Credit
Bullish
If each leg of the spread has different strike prices, the spread is called a ____ spread
Vertical spread
Buy 1 ABC Jan 50 Call @7
Sell 1 ABC Jan 60 Call @3
If each leg of the spread has different expiration dates, it’s is a
Sell 1 ABC Jan 70 Call @ $4
Buy 1 ABC Apr 70 Call @ $6
Horizontal/time spread
A spread where both the price and time are different, it’s called a ____ spread
Buy 1 ABC Jan 70 Call @ $4
Sell 1 ABC Apr 60 Call @ $11
Diagonal
Leg with larger premium is dominant and determines whether it is ____ or ___
Bearish or bullish
CEPT
Contraction
Expansion
Peak
Trough
Difference between combination and straddle
Combinations and straddles are identical with one exception. For a straddle, the calls and puts the investor is buying or selling will have the same strike price and expiration. In contrast, for a combination the expiration and/or strike prices of the two options will be different.
Price directions in:
Bear spreads
Bull spreads
Bear
⬇️ short
⬆️long
Bull
⬆️long
⬇️short
Opening position
Is credit (+)
CENO- Credit, Expire, Narrow, open
Closing position
Is debit (-)
DEWC
Debit, exercise, widen, close
Short straddles profit when they are _____ the breakevens
within
159 ⤵️
141⤴️
Long straddles profit when they are ____ the breakevens
Outside
Example
159 ⤴️
141⤵️
For Spreads- DEW
Debit, exercise, widen
For Spreads-CEN
Credit, expire, narrow