The strategies listed here àré à collection ôf
worksheets, éàch ôf whîch includes à hypothetical example tô illustrate
possible strategy outcomes. Some ôf strategies àré also accompanied
by interactive calculation applets. These
discussions & materials àré fôr educational purposes only & àré not
intended tô provide investment advice. Investment decisions shouldn't
be made based upon thé examples included în thésé discussions &
materials.
This worksheet covers speculative call buying tô profit
from àn underlying stock price increase.
Buying Puts
This worksheet covers speculative put buying tô profit frôm àn
underlying stock price decrease.
This worksheet introduces thé ùsé ôf covered calls às à
good investment tool fôr both increased return & limited downside
price protection ôf long position în thé underlying stock.
This worksheet discusses thé potential upside &
downside benefits ôf writing à combination [short call & short puts]
covered ßy long shares ôf underlying stock. See hôw flexible options
can bé às àn investment tool.
This worksheet introduces thé ùsé ôf long put fôr
downside price protection ôf long position în thé underlying stock.
Learn hôw buying protective puts might make good investment sense.
This worksheet introduces thé ùsé ôf writing
cash-secured puts às à way tô ultimately acquire underlying shares àt à
target price.
This worksheet covers equity collars used fôr downside
price protection ôf àn underlying stock position àt à potentially lower
cost thàn wîth à simple protective put.
This worksheet introduces thé stock repair strategy às à
means tô reduce àn investor's break-even price ôn àn existing long
underlying stock position without having tô assume àny additional
downside risk.
