Showing posts with label Short Guts. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Short Guts

Short Guts

Short Guts

Components

Sell one call option and sell one put option at a higher strike price.

Risk / Reward

Maximum Loss: Unlimited as the market moves in either direction.

Maximum Gain: Limited to the net premium received for selling the options.

Characteristics

A short guts has the same profile as a "Short Strangle" except a guts strategy involves ITM options, whereas a strangle trades OTM options.