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The straddle
Issued on September 09 2010 par Strategies-options.com

Up ? Down ? Both ? That'is straddle
The straddle is a very interesting strategy because it provides a good way to be exposed to both directions : up and down.



I - Symmetric perspectives

For a long straddle,

Long-Straddle-100-3D


For a short straddle,

Short-Straddle-100-3D


It appears that the pay off is symmetric. A straddle buyer would profit from and up or a down move. But moves need to be large ones.
A seller would benefit from a steady market. Time decay comes from both options, call and put, and helps the daily p&l to be positive.



II - Conversely

The cost of the straddle is twice a single option. A call and a put.
The point is that an asset can't be at the same time on two different levels. That leads to the fact that only a single option would expire in the money.




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