Talk:Options strategies

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[edit] Organize options spreads, strategies

This is a good place for discussion on a better organization for all the stub articles that are some type of option strategy or combination.

Smallbones 02:27, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Boy there are a ton of articles, spread out that don't say much individually on these topics. Is there a place to discus a better form of organization? Or do you have a draft plan?

As for specific questions raised on Bull call spread, I'd (personally) like to see it focused on the net payoffs on the exipiration date - I mean what is really the difference between a bull call spread and a bull put spread?? This would suggest that credit and debit spreads are simply a technical point. But others might have a better organization plan.

Let me know what I can do. But I'd start with rewrites on most of these articles for style (more simple straightforward info, and less "instructions")

Smallbones 02:07, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Smallbones, I agree that there are way too many pages that have very little information, but I don't know the best way to organize everything. But you're right, as a first step, we should probably merge the pages to form Bull spread and Bear spread because the payoffs are the same. By put-call parity, it doesn't matter whether you use puts or calls to execute your strategy. Finnancier 02:19, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do to merge bull call and bull put spreads into one, but tomorrow. BTW, I did the graph on Bull call spread and have mixed feelings on it. Is it good enough? Would others help for similar articles? Let's focus the discussion on Options strategies a a central point for discussion.

Smallbones 02:25, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I'll move the material into Bull spread and Bear spread first, and you can merge them tomorrow. I like your payoff diagrams, they're very useful. Finnancier 02:32, 16 September 2007 (UTC)