Call Vs Put

Usually …

A call buyer wants the stock to go up.
A put buyer wants the stock to go down.

A call seller wants the stock to go down.
A put seller wants the stock to go up.

But …

A call buyer wants the stock to go down.
A put buyer wants the stock to go up.

A call seller wants the stock to go up.
A put seller wants the stock to go down.

The above statements are not wrong because this is only a part of the picture that you see. A call buyer wants the stock to go down because the buyer buy a call to protect his short selling stock. Option is just like an insurance policy. People buy insurance to protect the house, health and other stuff. Option is the same thing. Option is also use to protect the stock.

Just to take note that the call buyer not necessary want the stock to go up. It really boil down to personal strategy.

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