Bull Call Spreads
[Debit]
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[Credit]
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[Credit]
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[Debit]
Call Butterflies
[Short ATM, Long OTM]
Call Butterflies
[Long ATM, Short OTM]
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[Short ATM, Long OTM]
Put Butterflies
[Long ATM, Short OTM]
Iron Butterflies
[Short ATM, Long OTM]
Iron Butterflies
[Long ATM, Short OTM]
Iron Condors
[Long Inner, Short Outer]
Iron Condors
[Short Inner, Long Outer]
Straddles
[At-The-Money]
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Buying a long out-of-the-money (OTM) call is a very simple option strategy. It shares many aspects of the Long Call ATM, but you're buying an out-of-the-money call instead. As a result, your initial cost is lower, but the stock must move a greater amount to the upside to profit.
If the stock price is $100, and you want to buy an at-the-money call on the $105 strike for $1, then the stock will have to go above $106 ($105 plus $1) for the trade to return a net gain. If the stock expires anywhere below $105, your maximum loss is capped at the amount you spent on the option.
A long out-of-the-money call is often used as a speculative upside play. It probably won't cost you much to buy, and the downside risk is capped no matter how far the stock drops, but if the stock price jumps up considerably, you could profit greatly.
The break-even point is equal to the strike for the long call (strike A) plus the cost of the option.
The maximum gain is unlimited.
Your maximum loss is the amount paid for the option. If the stock is anywhere below strike A, you will lose the same amount of money.