5.4.6 · HinglishOptions Strategies

Learn long straddle and strangle

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5.4.6 · Stock-Market › Options Strategies


YEH HAIN KYA?


KOI IS CHEEZ KO KYUN KHARIDEGA?

Aap straddle/strangle tab khareed te ho jab aap expect karte ho ek bada move lekin direction uncertain ho:

  • Earnings announcements, RBI policy, court verdicts, budget day.
  • Aapko lagta hai ki market future volatility ko underpricing kar rahi hai (implied vol bahut kam hai).

Loss capped hoti hai (aap sirf premium hi kho sakte ho), lekin gain bahut badi ho sakti hai — wohi asymmetry is cheez ka attraction hai.


PAYOFF KAISE DERIVE KAREIN — SCRATCH SE

Hum payoff ko expiry par stock price ke function ke roop mein build karte hain. Options expiry par apni intrinsic value par settle hoti hain.

Building blocks

Long call payoff at expiry: . Long put payoff at expiry: .

Break-even points (jahaan ):

  • Upper: .
  • Lower: .

Ab strangle

Same logic, lekin different strikes. Net premium (dono OTM, toh sasta).

Figure — Learn long straddle and strangle

Worked Examples


Common Mistakes


Forecast-then-Verify


Flashcards

Long straddle mein kaunse do legs hote hain?
Ek long call aur ek long put same strike aur same expiry par.
Long strangle mein kaunse do legs hote hain?
Ek long call ek higher strike par aur ek long put ek lower strike par (dono OTM), same expiry.
Long straddle ki maximum loss kya hoti hai?
Total premium paid , jo tab hoti hai jab .
Premium D wale long straddle ke break-even points kya hain?
(upar) aur (neeche).
Long strangle ke break-even points kya hain?
(upar) aur (neeche).
Strangle, straddle se sasta kyun hota hai?
Uske dono options out-of-the-money hote hain, toh unmein koi intrinsic value nahi hoti aur premium kam hoti hai.
Straddle/strangle khareedne ka market view kya hota hai?
Kisi bhi direction mein bada move expect karna (high volatility), direction unknown.
Strangle ki "dead zone" kya hoti hai?
Price range jahaan dono options worthless expire hoti hain aur aap full premium kho dete ho.
Long straddle buyer ke khilaf kaunsi do hidden forces kaam karti hain?
Dono legs par time decay (theta) aur event ke baad IV crush.
Modest move par, straddle ya strangle pehle profit karta hai?
Straddle, kyunki uske break-evens current price ke zyada paas hote hain.

Recall Feynman: ek 12-saal ke bacche ko samjhao

Socho ek patakha abhi phootne wala hai lekin tumhe nahi pata ki woh left jayega ya right. Tum do jaale khareed te ho — ek dono taraf — taaki woh jis bhi taraf jaaye, ek jaala use pakad le. Jaalon ki cost hoti hai. Agar patakha barely fizzle kare aur beech mein hi reh jaaye, tumne apna jaala-paisa barbaad kar diya. Lekin agar woh BLAST ho jaaye ek taraf, woh jaala ek bada prize pakad leta hai — tumne jo pay kiya tha usse kahin zyada. Straddle = jaale ek doosre ke bilkul paas (mehenge, aasani se pakad lete hain). Strangle = jaale bahut door (saste, lekin patakhe ko bahut door jaana padega kisi ek tak pahunchne ke liye).


Connections

Concept Map

direction agnostic

same strike K

Kp less than Kc, both OTM

buy Call + Put

buy Call + Put

derived from

straddle

strangle

max loss = D

min at S=K

flat dead zone Kp to Kc

used for

cheaper, needs bigger move

Bet on volatility

Long Straddle/Strangle

Long Straddle

Long Strangle

Add payoffs minus premium D

Break-evens

K+D and K-D

Kc+D and Kp-D

Loss capped at premium

Earnings, RBI, budget events