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Covered Calls,
Protective Puts or Portfolio Insurance,
Bull Spreads,
Butterfly Spreads,
and Straddles
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There are a multiplicity of ways in which
options can be used to tailor investment
strategies. We will discuss in class - only 5
(of the infinite!) popular examples of trading
strategies.
Payoffs
1 share 40 45 50 55 60 65 70
Net payoff 40 45 50 55 60 60 60
Net profit -10 -5 0 5 10 10 10
The Protective Put
Here you buy put options to protect a long stock
position.