Visualize how various option & equity strategies intrinsically develop over time
This demonstrates the maximum return, gain, loss, and break even points for up to 8 different types of holdings
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Examples
(Commissions and transaction fees ignored)
Long call
Long 1 Call contract for 1.00 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 20
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Long put
Long 1 Put contract for 1.00 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 20
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Straddle
Long 1 Call contract for 1.00 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 20
Long 1 Put contract for 1.00 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 20
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Strangle
Long 1 Call contract for 1.50 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 19
Long 1 Put contract for 1.00 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 20
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Covered call
Long 100 shares of the underlying asset at a price of 20.00 per share
Short 1 Call contract for 1.00 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 20
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Married put | Synthetic call |Protective put
Long 100 shares of the underlying asset at a price of 20.00 per share
Long 1 Put contract for 1.00 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 20
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Bull call spread
Long 10 Call contracts for 1.00 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 20
Short 10 Call contracts for 0.75 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 21
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Bear put spread
Long 10 Put contracts for 1.00 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 20
Short 10 Put contracts for 0.75 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 19
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Call butterfly spread
Short 2 Call contracts for 3.00 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 100
Long 1 Call contract for 6.50 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 95
Long 1 Call contract for 1.03 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 105
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Iron butterfly
Short 1 Put contract for 2.50 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 100
Short 1 Call contract for 3.00 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 100
Long 1 Put contract for 0.33 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 90
Long 1 Call contract for 0.30 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 110
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Iron condor
Long 1 Put contract for 0.80 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 95
Short 1 Put contract for 1.27 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 97
Short 1 Call contract for 1.45 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 103
Long 1 Call contract for 0.87 per share (100 shares per contract) at a strike of 105
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