Straddle A straddle is an options strategy in which the investor holds a position in both a call and put with the same strike price and expiration date, paying both premiums.. Total fee
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HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDY FACULTY
09/2016
GROUP ASSIGNMENT
FOREX TRADING SUBJECT
GROUP ONE Lecturer: MBA Pham Thu Huong
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A Straddle 3
I Long straddle 3
1 Definition: 3
2 Employment 3
3 Payoff diagram and general formula for calculating profit: 4
4 Example: 5
II Short Straddle: 6
1 Definition: 6
2 Employment: 6
3 Payoff diagram and general formula for calculating profit: 7
4 Example: 8
B Strangle 10
I Long strangle: 10
1 Definition: 11
2 Employment: 11
3 Payoff diagram and general formula for calculating profit: 11
4 Example: 13
II Short strangle: 14
1 Definition: 14
2 Employment: 14
3 Payoff diagram and general formula for calculating profit: 15
4 Example: 16
C Bull spread 17
I Bull call Spread: 18
1 Definition: 18
2 Employment: 18
3 Pay off diagram and general formula for calculating profit: 18
4 Example: 20
II Bull Put Spread: 21
1 Definition: 21
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3 Payoff diagram and general formula for calculating profit: 21
4 Example: 23
D Bear spread: 24
I Bear Call Spread: 24
1 Definition: 24
2 Employment: 24
3 Payoff diagram and general formula for calculating profit: 25
4 Example: 26
II Bear Put Spread: 27
1 Definition: 27
2 Employment: 27
3 Payoff diagram and general formula for calculating profit: 28
4 Example: 29
KEY WORDS: 30
References: 32
Trang 4A Straddle
A straddle is an options strategy in which the investor holds a position in both
a call and put with the same strike price and expiration date, paying both premiums This strategy allows the investor to make a profit regardless of whether the exchange rate goes up or down
I Long straddle
1 Definition:
Long straddle options are unlimited profit, limited risk options trading strategies that are used when the options trader thinks that the underlying currency will experience significant volatility in the near term
2 Employment
To creating a long straddle position is to purchase one call option and one put option Both options must have the same strike price and expiration date
Long straddle positions have unlimited profit and limited risk If the price
of the underlying currency continues to increase, the potential profit is unlimited If the price of the underlying currency goes to zero, the profit would be the strike price less the premiums paid for the options In either case, the maximum risk is the total cost to enter the position, which is the price of the call option plus the price of the put option
Long straddle used by investor when they expect the fluctuation of the currency in any case in the future
Trang 53 Payoff diagram and general formula for calculating profit:
We have: ST: the spot rate of underlying currency
F1: the premium paid of long call option contract
F2: the premium paid of long put option contract
X: the strike price of long call and long put contract
Total fee have to pay when the investor take long call and long put straddle is: F1+F2
Table 1: Payoff that investor receive when expiration coming in each case:
Spot rate(ST) Payoff from
long call
Payoff from long put
Total Total profit
ST>X ST-X 0 ST-X ST-X-(F1+F2)
The formula for calculating profit is given below:
Maximum Profit = Unlimited
Trang 6 Profit Achieved When Price of Underlying > Strike Price of Long Call + Net Premium Paid OR Price of Underlying < Strike Price of Long Put - Net Premium Paid
Profit = Price of Underlying - Strike Price of Long Call - Net Premium Paid OR Strike Price of Long Put - Price of Underlying - Net Premium Paid
The formula for calculating maximum loss is given below:
Max Loss = Net Premium Paid + Commissions Paid
Max Loss Occurs When Price of Underlying = Strike Price of Long Call/Put
There are 2 break-even points for the long straddle position The breakeven points can be calculated using the following formulae
Upper Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Call + Net Premium Paid
Lower Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Put - Net Premium Paid
4 Example:
The A sign 2 contract:
Have a long call option contract with Bank A to buy USD paid by VND with 100.000 USD with the exchange rate USD/VND 22.330D, 1 month expiration, premium paid: 700/USD
Have a long put option contract with Bank B to buy USD paid by VND with 100.000 USD with the exchange rate USD/VND 22.330D, 1 month expiration, premium paid: 500/USD
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rate
Payoff from long call
Payoff from long put
2 Employment:
To create a short straddle position is to purchase one call option and one put option Both options must have the same strike price and expiration date
Trang 8 Short straddle positions have limited profit and unlimited risk If the price
of the underlying currency continues to increase, the potential profit is limited If the price of the underlying currency goes to zero, the profit would be the strike price less the premiums paid for the options In either case, the maximum risk is the total cost to enter the position, which is the price of the call option plus the price of the put option
Short straddle used by investor when they expect the slight fluctuation of the currency in any case in the future
3 Payoff diagram and general formula for calculating profit:
We have : ST: the spot rate of underlying currency
F1: the premium paid of long call option contract
F2: the premium paid of long put option contract
X: the strike price of long call and long put contract
Total fee that the seller get from short call and short put is F1+F2
Table 2: Payoff that seller receive when expiration coming in each case:
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(S T )
Payoff from short call
Payoff from short put
S T < X 0 - (X - S T ) - (X - S T ) - (X - S T ) + (F 1 +F 2 )
S T > X -(S T - X) 0 -(S T - X) -(S T - X) + (F 1 +F 2 )
The formula for calculating profit is given below:
Profit = Net Premium Received - Commissions Paid
Max Profit Achieved When Price of Underlying = Strike Price of Short Call/Put
The formula for calculating loss is given below:
Maximum Loss = Unlimited
Loss Occurs When Price of Underlying > Strike Price of Short Call + Net Premium Received OR Price of Underlying < Strike Price of Short Put - Net Premium Received
Loss = Price of Underlying - Strike Price of Short Call - Net Premium Received OR Strike Price of Short Put - Price of Underlying - Net
Premium Received + Commissions Paid
There are 2 break-even points for the short straddle position The
breakeven points can be calculated using the following formulae
Upper Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Short Call + Net Premium
Received
Lower Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Short Put - Net Premium
Received
4 Example:
The A sign 2 contract:
Have a short call option contract with Bank A to buy USD paid by VND with 100.000 USD with the exchange rate USD/VND 22.330D, 1 month expiration, premium paid: 700/USD
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Payoff from long put
Trang 11Note: Base on the situation of currency market, we can choose the appropriate strategy For long straddle option, investor get an unlimited profit and for short straddle option, investor get a maximum profit from net premiums
B Strangle
Strangle option is an options strategy where the investor holds a position in both a call and put with different strike prices but with the same maturity and underlying currency This option strategy is profitable only if there are large movements in the price of the underlying currency This is a good strategy if investor think there will be a large price movement in the near future but are unsure of which way that price movement will be
I Long strangle:
A strangle is an options strategy where the investor holds a position in both a call and put with different strike prices but with the same maturity and underlying currency This option strategy is profitable only if there are large movements in the price of the underlying currency This is a good strategy if you think there will be a large price movement in the near future but are unsure
of which way that price movement will be
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Long strangle option is a strategy in which the investor hold both long call and long put This strategy is illustrated just the same as long straddle mentioned above, but long strangle has the strike price of put option 1 different from strike price of call option 2 (in general, the strike price of long put option is lower than the strike price of long call option)
2 Employment:
To creating a long strangle position is to purchase one call option and one put option Both options have the different strike price and the same expiration date
When long strangle option approach to the expiration date, the more price extend toward 2 side the more profit we get If price is inside the range of
X1 and X2, the loss we get is two premium that we paid and if price is outside the range of X1 and X2 we will get profit In addition, with the long strangle we will get more loss than long straddle
The strategy exercised when they expect the fluctuation of the currency in
a short term in the future
3 Payoff diagram and general formula for calculating profit:
We have: ST: the spot rate of underlying currency
F1: the premium paid of long call option contract
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X1: the strike price of long put contract
X2 : the strike price of long call contract
Total fee have to pay when the investor take long call and long put strangle is: F1+F2
Table 3: Payoff that investor receive when expiration coming in each case:
Spot rate
(S T )
Payoff from long call
Payoff from long put
S T < X 1 0 X 1 - S T X 1 - S T (X 1 - S T ) - (F 1 +F 2 )
S T > X 2 S T - X 2 0 S T - X 2 (S T - X 2 ) - (F 1 +F 2 )
The formula for calculating profit/loss is given below:
Maximum Profit = Unlimited
Profit Achieved When Price of Underlying > Strike Price of Long Call + Net Premium Paid OR Price of Underlying < Strike Price of Long Put - Net Premium Paid
Profit = Price of Underlying - Strike Price of Long Call - Net Premium Paid OR Strike Price of Long Put - Price of Underlying - Net Premium Paid
The formula for calculating maximum loss is given below:
Max Loss = Net Premium Paid + Commissions Paid
Max Loss Occurs When Price of Underlying is in between Strike Price of Long Call and Strike Price of Long Put
There are 2 break-even points for the long strangle position The breakeven points can be calculated using the following formula:
Upper Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Call + Net Premium Paid
Lower Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Long Put - Net Premium Paid
Trang 144 Example:
The A sign 2 contract:
Have a long call option contract with Bank A to buy USD paid by VND with 100.000 USD with the exchange rate USD/VND 22,330D,
1 month expiration, premium paid: 700/USD
Have a long put option contract with Bank B to buy USD paid by VND with 100.000 USD with the exchange rate USD/VND 22,250 VND, 1 month expiration, premium paid: 500/USD
Payoff from long put
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1 Definition:
An option strangle is a strategy where the investor holds a position in both selling a call and selling a put with the same maturity and underlying currency, but with the different strike price, the call strike price is above the put strike price Typically both options are out-of-the-money when the strategy is initiated
The short strangle option strategy is a limited profit, unlimited risk options trading strategy
2 Employment:
The short strangle is considered a neutral position - neutral because the strangle seller does not have a definite bullish or bearish outlook for the underlying currency Instead the seller expects decreased volatility , and for the underlying currency to stabilize between the two strike prices by expiration As well, the holder wants a decrease in option implied volatility that could enhance profitability before expiration, perhaps with even more of
a move in the underlying currency than expected
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We have: ST: the spot rate of underlying currency
F1: the premium paid of short call option contract
F2: the premium paid of short put option contract
X1: the strike price of short put contract
X2 : the strike price of short cal contract
Total fee that the seller get from short call and short put is F1+F2
Table 4: Payoff that investor receive when expiration coming in each case:
Spot rate(ST) Payoff from
short call
Payoff from short put
Total Total profit
ST<X1 0 -(X1-ST) -(X1-ST) -(X1-ST)+(F1+F2)
ST>X2 -(ST-X2) 0 -(ST-X2) -(ST-X2)+(F1+F2)
The formula for calculating maximum profit is given below:
Max Profit = Net Premium Received - Commissions Paid
Max Profit Achieved When Price of Underlying = Strike Price of Short Call/Put
Trang 17The formula for calculating loss is given below:
Maximum Loss = Unlimited
Loss Occurs When Price of Underlying > Strike Price of Short Call + Net Premium Received OR Price of Underlying < Strike Price of Short Put - Net Premium Received
Loss = Price of Underlying - Strike Price of Short Call - Net Premium Received OR Strike Price of Short Put - Price of Underlying - Net Premium Received + Commissions Paid
There are 2 break-even points for the short straddle position The breakeven points can be calculated using the following formulae
Upper Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Short Call + Net Premium Received
Lower Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Short Put - Net Premium Received
4 Example:
The A sign 2 contract:
Have a short call option contract with Bank A to buy USD paid by VND with 100.000 USD with the exchange rate USD/VND 22,330D,
1 month expiration, premium paid: 700/USD
Have a short put option contract with Bank B to buy USD paid by VND with 100.000 USD with the exchange rate USD/VND 22,250 VND, 1 month expiration, premium paid: 500/USD
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rate
Payoff from short call
Payoff from short put
C Bull spread
A bull spread is an option strategy in which maximum profit is attained if the underlying currency rises in price Either calls or puts can be used The lower strike price is purchased and the higher strike price is sold The options have the same expiration date
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1 Definition:
A bull call spread is an options strategy that involves purchasing call options
at a specific strike price while also selling the same number of calls of the same currency and expiration date but at a higher strike A bull call spread is used when a moderate rise in the price of the underlying currency is expected Bull call spreads are a type of vertical spread A bull call spread may be referred to as a long call vertical spread Vertical spreads involve simultaneously purchasing and writing an equal number of options on the same underlying currency, same options class and same expiration date However, the strike prices are different
2 Employment:
Bull call spread is made by purchasing a call option with the lower Strike price
X1 and sell a call option with the higher strike price X2 Two options have the same quantity but the different Strike price Because of the decreasing of premium when strike price increase, so that premium of the selling option always lower than the purchasing option
This can be put the investor in a safety range
There are 3 kind of “Bull call spread”:
Buy out of the money, sell further out of the money call option
Buy in the money/ at the money and sell in the money call option
Buy further in the money call option and sell in the money call option
3 Pay off diagram and general formula for calculating profit: