AG 2000' said:
Ragoo said:
wanderer said:
Ragoo said:
$30,000 Millionaire said:
also going to short wayfair. the premium is so high that you either need to use shares, sell call credits or use a put debit spread.
$MARA 5/21 $35/$20 put credit spread is stupid money IMO
Why even mess with a spread when selling a May $20p only gains you .50?
you sell the $35 and buy the $20.
Can you unpack this trade in more detail please?
Forgive me for jumping in to answer but I think I can detail this one....
A put credit spread is a BULLISH play on an equity. In this case, MARA is trading at $47-$48......the trade in question is a SALE of the $35p and a BUY of the $20p. This trade is put on for a CREDIT, meaning you'll take money INTO your account to step into this position.
Part 1) The sale of the $35p makes you short the put and the cash to secure this transaction is $3500 per contract. On this play you're hoping that the equity stays ABOVE $35 at time of expiration.
Part 2) The purchase of the $20p gives you protection from something severe happening......also lessens your cash burden. By purchasing the $20p, you take $2000 away from your responsibility per contract at a cost of (in this case) only $.50. So for $50 your buying power increases by $2000. Also, if something catastrophic were to happen to the stock, say it goes to $15....you take ownership at $35/sh but you can sell it away at $20/sh with your protection.
Anyways, this is a bullish play on an equity where you're going short on the put (means you'll take ownership at the short strike if the price goes below); however, you're buying protection in the form of a further out-of-the-money put (in this case the $20 strike).
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