Bullish Strategies
Long Call
A bullish options strategy in which the customer buys call contracts with the intention of profiting if the underlying stock price rises above the strike price before expiration.
Bull Call Spread
The simultaneous purchase of one call option with a lower strike price and the writing of another call option with a higher strike price.
Bull Put Spread
The simultaneous writing of one put option with a higher strike price and the purchase of another put option with a lower strike price.
Collar
A strategy that limits the range of possible positive or negative returns on an underlying to a specific range.
Covered Calls
A transaction in which the seller of call options owns the corresponding amount of the underlying instrument, such as shares of a stock or other securities.
Married Put
The purchase of a put and its underlying stock at the same time. Effectively, it behaves like a synthetic long call but can have different of special tax implications.
Protective Put
A put hedge is a hedge strategy consisting of holding an underlying asset and simultaneously buying a put option (long put) of the same one.
