| Ladder |
Buy Call, sell call at a higher strike, sell call at yet
higher strike
(Sell put, sell put at higher strike, buy put at yet higher strike) |
| Straddle
Calender Spread |
Sell Straddle in near month, buy Straddle in far month at
same strike |
| Diagonal
Straddle Calender Spread |
Sell Straddle in near month, buy Straddle in far month at
different strike |
| Conversion |
Sell call, buy put at same strike, buy future |
| Reversal |
Buy call, sell put at same strike, sell future |
| Straddle |
Buy put, buy call at same strike |
| Volatility
Trade |
Buy puts, buy appropriate number of futures to give zero net
delta
Buy calls, sell appropritate number of futures to give zero net deltla |
| Condor |
Buy put (call), sell put (call) at two equally higher
strikes, buy put (call) at yet higher strike |
| Box |
Buy Call and sell put, buy put and sell call at higher
strike |
| Butterfly |
Buy put (call), sell two puts (calls) at higher strike, buy
put (call) at equally higher strike |
| Call
(Put) Spread |
Buy Call, sell call at higher strike
(Buy put, sell put at lower strike) |
| Calender
Spread |
Sell near put (call), buy far put (call) |
| Diagonal
Calender Spread |
Sell near put (call), buy far put (call) at a different
strike |
| Guts |
Buy call, buy put at a higher strike |
| Two
by One Ration Call (Put) Spread |
Sell call, buy two calls at higher strike
(Sell put, buy two puts at lower strike) |
| Iron
Butterfly |
Buy Straddle, sell Straddle (eg sell put, buy put and call
at higher strike, sell call at equally higher strike) |
| Combo |
Sell call, buy put at lower strike |
| Strangle |
Buy put, buy call at higher strike |