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1. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull 2013
Trading Strategies
Involving Options
Chapter 11
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2. Strategies to be Considered
Bond plus option to create principal
protected note
Stock plus option
Two or more options of the same type (a
spread)
Two or more options of different types (a
combination)
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3. Principal Protected Note
Allows investor to take a risky position
without risking any principal
Example: $1000 instrument consisting of
3-year zero-coupon bond with principal of
$1000
3-year at-the-money call option on a stock
portfolio currently worth $1000
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4. Principal Protected Notes continued
Viability depends on
Level of dividends
Level of interest rates
Volatility of the portfolio
Variations on standard product
Out of the money strike price
Caps on investor return
Knock outs, averaging features, etc
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5. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
Positions in an Option & the
Underlying (Figure 11.1, page 257)

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6. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
Bull Spread Using Calls
(Figure 11.2, page 258)

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7. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
Bull Spread Using Puts
Figure 11.3, page 259
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8. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
Bear Spread Using Puts
Figure 11.4, page 260
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9. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
Bear Spread Using Calls
Figure 11.5, page 261
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10. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
Box Spread
A combination of a bull call spread and a
bear put spread
If all options are European a box spread is
worth the present value of the difference
between the strike prices
If they are American this is not necessarily
so (see Business Snapshot 11.1)
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11. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
Butterfly Spread Using Calls
Figure 11.6, page 263
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12. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
Butterfly Spread Using Puts
Figure 11.7, page 264
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13. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
Calendar Spread Using Calls
Figure 11.8, page 265
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14. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
Calendar Spread Using Puts
Figure 11.9, page 265
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15. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
A Straddle Combination
Figure 11.10, page 266
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16. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
2013
Strip & Strap
Figure 11.11, page 267

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17. Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, 8th Ed, Ch 11, Copyright © John C. Hull
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A Strangle Combination
Figure 11.12, page 268
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18. Other Payoff Patterns
When the strike prices are close together
a butterfly spread provides a payoff
consisting of a small “spike”
If options with all strike prices were
available any payoff pattern could (at least
approximately) be created by combining
the spikes obtained from different butterfly
spreads
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