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Wednesday, 02/16/2005 12:11:39 PM

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 12:11:39 PM

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From Bratenberg's Appendix D:
 

Low IV Moderate IV High IV
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Bearish

buy naked puts sell underlying sell naked calls
bear verticals bear verticals
calls: +ATM/-ITM calls: +OTM/-ATM
puts : +ATM/-OTM puts : +ITM/-ATM
sell OTM call flys buy ITM call fly
sell ITM put flys buy OTM put flys
time spreads: time spreads :
buy ITM call sell OTM call
buy OTM put sell ITM put

Neutral
backspreads go on vacation ratio verticals
buy straddles sell straddles
sell ATM flys buy ATM flys
buy ATM time sell ATM time spreads

Bullish
buy naked calls buy underlying sell naked puts
bull verticals bull verticals
calls: +ATM/-OTM calls: +ITM/-ATM
puts : +ATM/-ITM puts : +OTM/-ATM
sell ITM call flys buy OTM call fly
sell OTM put flys buy ITM put flys
time spreads: time spreads :
buy OTM call sell ITM call
buy ITM put sell OTM put



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