Chapter 7: Advanced Option Strategies

It takes two things to make a good trader, Struve advises Norman. You have to understand the mathematics, and you need street smarts. You dont want to be the guy with thick glasses who is reading the sheet just when the freight train is about to roll over on you. The street-smart guy will pick up a couple of quarters and get out of the way. Thomas A. Bass The Predictors, p. 1999, pp. 126-127

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Important Concepts in Chapter 7

Profit equations and graphs for option spread strategies, including money spreads, collars, calendar spreads and ratio spreads Profit equations and graphs for option combination strategies including straddles and box spreads

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Option Spreads: Basic Concepts

Definitions
spread

vertical, strike, money spread horizontal, time, calendar spread spread notation June 120/125 June/July 120 long or short long, buying, debit spread short, selling, credit spread

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Option Spreads: Basic Concepts (continued)

Why Investors Use Option Spreads Risk reduction To lower the cost of a long position Types of spreads bull spread bear spread time spread is based on volatility

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Notation For money spreads X1 < X2 < X3 C1, C2, C3 N1, N2, N3 For time spreads T1 < T2 C1, C2 N1, N2 See Table 7.1, p. 236 for AOL option data

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Money Spreads

Bull Spreads Buy call with strike X1, sell call with strike X2. Let N1 = 1, N2 = -1 Profit equation: P = Max(0,ST - X1) - C1 - Max(0,ST X2) + C2 P = -C1 + C2 if ST X1 < X2 P = ST - X1 - C1 + C2 if X1 < ST X2 P = X2 - X1 - C1 + C2 if X1 < X2 < ST See Figure 7.1, p. 237 for AOL June 125/130, C1 = $13.50, C2 = $11.375. Maximum profit = X2 - X1 - C1 + C2, Minimum = - C1 + C2 Breakeven: ST* = X1 + C1 - C2
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Bull Spreads (continued) For different holding periods, compute profit for range of stock prices at T1, T2, and T using Black-Scholes model. See Figure 7.2, p. 239. Note how time value decay affects profit for given holding period. Early exercise not a problem.

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Bear Spreads Buy put with strike X2, sell put with strike X1. Let N1 = -1, N2 = 1 Profit equation: P = -Max(0,X1 - ST) + P1 + Max(0,X2 ST) - P2 P = X2 - X1 + P1 - P2 if ST X1 < X2 P = P1 + X2 - ST - P2 if X1 < ST < X2 P = P1 - P2 if X1 < X2 ST See Figure 7.3, p. 240 for AOL June 130/125, P1 = $11.50, P2 = $14.25. Maximum profit = X2 - X1 + P1 - P2. Minimum = P1 - P2 . Breakeven: ST* = X2 + P1 - P2.
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Bear Spreads (continued) For different holding periods, compute profit for range of stock prices at T1, T2, and T using Black-Scholes model. See Figure 7.4, p. 242. Note how time value decay affects profit for given holding period. Note early exercise problem. A Note About Put Money Spreads Can construct call bear and put bull spreads.
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Collars Buy stock, buy put with strike X1, sell call with strike X2. NS = 1, NP = 1, NC = -1. Profit equation: P = ST - S0 + Max(0,X1 - ST) - P1 Max(0,ST - X2) + C2 P = X1 - S0 - P1 + C2 if ST X1 < X2 P = ST - S0 - P1 + C2 if X1 < ST < X2 P = X2 - S0 - P1 + C2 if X1 < X2 ST A common type of collar is what is often referred to as a zero-cost collar. The call strike is set such that the call premium offsets the put premium so that there is no initial outlay for the options.

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Collars (continued) See Figure 7.5, p. 244 for AOL July 120/136.23, P1 = $13.625, C2 = $13.625. That is, a call strike of 136.23 generates the same premium as a put with strike of 120. This result can be obtained only by using an option pricing model and plugging in exercise prices until you find the one that makes the call premium the same as the put premium. This will nearly always require the use of OTC options. Maximum profit = X2 - S0. Minimum = X1 - S0. Breakeven: ST* = S0.

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Money Spreads (continued)

Collars (continued) The collar is a lot like a bull spread (compare Figure 7.5 to Figure 7.1). The collar payoff exceeds the bull spread payoff by the difference between X1 and the interest on X1. Thus, the collar is equivalent to a bull spread plus a risk-free bond paying X1 at expiration. For different holding periods, compute profit for range of stock prices at T1, T2, and T using Black-Scholes model. See Figure 7.6, p. 248.

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Butterfly Spreads Buy call with strike X1, buy call with strike X3, sell two calls with strike X2. Let N1 = 1, N2 = -2, N3 = 1. Profit equation: P = Max(0,ST - X1) - C1 - 2Max(0,ST X2) + 2C2 + Max(0,ST - X3) - C3 P = -C1 + 2C2 - C3 if ST X1 < X2 < X3 P = ST - X1 - C1 + 2C2 - C3 if X1 < ST X2 < X3 P = -ST +2X2 - X1 - C1 + 2C2 - C3 if X1 < X2 < ST X3 P = -X1 + 2X2 - X3 - C1 + 2C2 - C3 if X1 < X2 < X3 < ST See Figure 7.7, p. 250 for AOL July 120/125/130, C1 = $16.00, C2 = $13.50, C3 = $11.375.
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Butterfly Spreads (continued) Maximum profit = X2 - X1 - C1 + 2C2 - C3, minimum = -C1 + 2C2 - C3 Breakeven: ST* = X1 + C1 - 2C2 + C3 and ST* = 2X2 X1 - C1 + 2C2 - C3 For different holding periods, compute profit for range of stock prices at T1, T2, and T using Black-Scholes model. See Figure 7.8, p. 251. Note how time value decay affects profit for given holding period. Note early exercise problem.

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Calendar Spreads
Buy

call with longer time to expiration, sell call with shorter time to expiration. Note how this strategy cannot be held to expiration because there are two different expirations. Profitability depends on volatility and time value decay. Use Black-Scholes model to value options at end of holding period if prior to expiration. See Figure 7.9, p. 253. Note time value decay. See Table 7.2, p. 254 and Figure 7.10, p. 255. Early exercise can be problem. Can be constructed with puts as well.
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Ratio Spreads
Long

one option, short another based on deltas of two options. Designed to be delta-neutral. Can use any two options on same stock. Portfolio value V = N1C1 + N2C2 Set to zero and solve for N1/N2 = -D2/D1, which is ratio of their deltas (recall that D = N(d1) from Black-Scholes model). Buy June 120s, sell June 125s. Delta of 120 is .630; delta of 125 is .569. Ratio is (.569/.630) = -.903. For example, buy 903 June 120s, sell 1,000 June 125s Note why this works and that delta will change. Why do this? Hedging mispriced option
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Straddles
Straddle:

long an equal number of puts and calls Profit equation: P = Max(0,ST - X) - C + Max(0,X ST) - P (assuming Nc = 1, Np = 1) P = ST - X - C - P if ST X P = X - ST - C - P if ST < X Either call or put will be exercised (unless ST = X). See Figure 7.11, p. 258 for AOL June 125, C = $13.50, P = $11.50. Breakeven: ST* = X - C - P and ST* = X + C + P Maximum profit: , minimum = - C - P See Figure 7.12, p. 261 for different holding periods. Note time value decay.
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Straddles (continued)

Applications of Straddles Based on perception of volatility greater than priced by market A Short Straddle Unlimited loss potential Based on perception of volatility less than priced by market

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Box Spreads
Definition:

bull call money spread plus bear put money spread. Risk-free payoff if options are European Construction: Buy call with strike X1, sell call with strike X2 Buy put with strike X2, sell put with strike X1 Profit equation: P = Max(0,ST - X1) - C1 - Max(0,ST X2) + C2 + Max(0,X2 - ST) - P2 - Max(0,X1 - ST) + P1 P = X2 - X1 - C1 + C2 - P2 + P1 if ST X1 < X2 P = X2 - X1 - C1 + C2 - P2 + P1 if X1 < ST X2 P = X2 - X1 - C1 + C2 - P2 + P1 if X1 < X2 < ST

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Evaluate

by determining net present value (NPV) NPV = (X2 - X1)(1 + r)-T - C1 + C2 - P2 + P1 This determines whether present value of risk-free payoff exceeds initial value of transaction. If NPV > 0, do it. If NPV < 0, do the reverse. See Figure 7.13, p. 264. Box spread is also difference between two put-call parities.

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Evaluate

June 125/130 box spread Buy 125 call at $13.50, sell 130 call at $11.375 Buy 130 put at $14.25, sell 125 put at $11.50 Initial outlay = $4.875, $487.50 for 100 each NPV = 100[(130 - 125)(1.0456)-.0959 - 4.875] = 10.37 NPV > 0 so do it Early exercise a problem only on short box spread Transaction costs high
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