Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Do I need to roll over short 176 puts?

Dec 20 , 176 put delta  = –0.18, SPY = 180.9

Option A: Roll over now with calendar spread +Dec13-Dec20 176, credit 0.42, net of comm $0.40.

Option B:  Let Dec 13 176 expire worthless.  Short Dec 20 176 on Dec 16.   Dec 20 176 put is 0.49.  As long as it doesn’t go down by 0.09, Option B is better than Option A.  $0.09 decrease on options price means $0.50 increase on SPY’s price.  Will SPY be higher than 181.4 by Dec 16?

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