If the trader is bearish on market and bullish in volatility, he will implement this strategy. However the trader can be neutral in nature i.e. indifferent if the market moves in either of the direction, this strategy will make profits, but uptrend will give a capped income than downtrend which will give unlimited returns.
Collar Strategy is an extension to Covered Call Strategy. A trader, who is bullish in nature but has a very low risk appetite and wants to mitigate his risk will implement the Collar Strategy. Collar involves buying of stock in either Cash/Futures Market, buying an ATM Put Option & selling an OTM Call Option. The expiry dates of the op ..
Strike Price of Short Call - Purchase Price of Underlying + Net Premium Received
Maximum Loss Scenario
Purchase Price of Underlying - Strike Price of Long Put - Net Premium Received
Risk
Limited
Limited
Reward
Unlimited
Limited
PUT BACKSPREAD Vs THE COLLAR - Strategy Pros & Cons
PUT BACKSPREAD
THE COLLAR
Similar Strategies
Call Spread, Bull Put Spread
Disadvantage
• Limited profit. • A trader can book more profit without this strategy if the prices goes high.
Advantages
• This strategy protects the losses on underlying asset. • Risk gets limited if the price of the stocks goes down. • Trader can get ownership benefits life dividend and voting rights.