Bull Put Spreads - Controlled Risk/Return

Discussion in 'Options' started by rickf, Apr 7, 2007.

  1. rickf

    rickf

    Yow! That's a pretty slick program.....I'm mucking around with the demo now.
     
    #11     Apr 7, 2007
  2. ANCOLL

    ANCOLL

    I wonder if in the bull put spread, your sold leg (sell put option) become ITM and your bot leg (buy put option) is OTM.

    Will your option be exercised before expiration day?
    Wont it loss even more?

    Honestly, I am in this position and still need advise what to do
    :(
     
    #12     Apr 10, 2007
  3. MTE

    MTE

    If a put option trades at parity or very close to it then you do have a risk of early exercise.

    Mathematically, if the cost of carry is more than the price of corresponding call then an ITM put will be exercised early.

    You can find some basic examples here.
     
    #13     Apr 10, 2007
  4. ANCOLL

    ANCOLL

    Thanks a lot, MTE
    I will learn from the site first
    will come back after learning
    :)
     
    #14     Apr 10, 2007