Long Ratio Backspreads

Long Ratio Backspreads allow an explorer to adopt an outright long or short position on the market without investing in a put or call, outright. In certain cases, the ratio will permit the trader to execute a spread that will limit risk without limiting reward for any credit. The height and width of the contracts used and strike differential determines if the spread can be done for any credit, or if perhaps it will likely be a debit. The closer the strike price is the less market risk, though the greater the premium risk.

The letter Ratio Backspread is often a bullish strategy. Expect the stock to make a large move higher. Purchase calls and sell fewer calls at a lower strike, usually in the ratio of a single x 2 or 2 x 3. The lower strike short calls finance purchasing the more long calls and the position is usually created for no cost or even a net credit. The stock needs to produce a just right move to the get more the long calls to get over the loss from the short calls as the maximum loss are at the long strike at expiration. Because the stock should produce a large move higher to the back-spread to make a profit, use as long a time to expiration as possible.

The Trade
The Trade: AliBaba
Date Initiated: August 9, 2016
Options Used: CALLS
Strikes: 85/86
Credit Collected: .10
Max Risk: 90.00
Max Reward: Unlimited

The Exit
The Exit: Bullish BABA
Sell 1 Contracts August 19th 85 CALL
Buy 2 Contracts August 19th 86 CALLS
Total for Trade: Credit of .10
Sell the 1 extra 86 CALL for 12.00
creating a 1100.00 profit

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Rules for Trading Long Option Ratio Backspread

An extended Backspread involves selling (short) at or in-the-money options and acquiring (long) a large number of out-of-the-money options of the same type. The Bubba Horwitz which is sold should have higher implied volatility compared to option bought. This is known as volatility skew. The trade should be made out of a credit. That is certainly, the amount of money collected on the short options should be in excess of the cost of the long options. These the weather is easiest to satisfy when volatility is low and strike tariff of the long options nearby the stock price.

Risk will be the improvement in strikes X amount of short options minus the credit. The risk is restricted and maximum at the strike from the long options.

The trade is great in most trading environments, especially when wanting to pick tops or bottoms in a stock, commodity or future.
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