Put Option Definition & Examples
The following hypothetical put options examples provide an inexhaustive list that will help the readers understand some of the most common put options examples and how they have become an important part of portfolio management, hedging, and a speculation tool for making leveraged trades.
Put Options are derivative instruments that enable its buyer a right but not an obligation to exercise his right to sell a particular security at a pre-specified price popularly known as strike price on the date of the expiry of such a derivative contract. Since these options provide a right but not an obligation on the buyer, the buyer of a put option can make the right go worthless if the value of the underlying falls below the strike price (since in such a case exercising the put option is futile as the underlying security can be bought at lower levels directly from the exchange) where the security is listed/traded.
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Top 4 Examples of Put Option
The following are examples of the put option for your better understanding.
Put Option Example #1
Let’s understand how they are helpful in the hedging of the portfolio through the below example:
Seed Venture is an investment management firm and specializes in managing a portfolio of a basket of securities on behalf of its clients spread across the globe. The firm is holding multiple stocks forming part of NASDAQ and is concerned that the index will fall in the next two months owning to dismal corporate earnings, trade war, and poor administration and intends to safeguard the portfolio without liquidating the securities. Michael Shane, the young portfolio managerPortfolio ManagerA Portfolio Manager is an executive responsible for making investment decisions & handle investment portfolios for fulfilling the client’s investment-related objectives. Also, he/she works towards maximizing the benefits & minimizing the potential risks for clients. read more, suggested opting for a protective put strategy under which the firm purchased put options on the index as a hedge against its holdings in the constituent’s securities forming part of the index.
The firm bought at-the-moneyAt-the-moneyATM refers to a situation in which the option holder's exercise of the option results in no loss or gain since the exercise price or strike price is equal to the current spot price of the underlying security. read more put options for next month’s expiry equivalent to its holding to make it delta neutral. At the end of the next month, Nasdaq fall by 10 percent, and the losses in its securities got adjusted with profit input options purchased by it, and Seed was able to navigate its portfolio from losses by hedging the same through the purchase of put options.
Put Option Example #2
They can be used under various options strategies along with selling underlying stock futures or by combining it with the call options to generate a good return with limited risk. Let’s understand this utility with the help of another example:
Shane, a seasoned trader, believes that the Facebook share is highly overbought and the quarter results scheduled next week doesn’t justify the premium valuations; however, at the same time, he’s skeptical about any favorable news regarding merger from Facebook which can hold the share of Facebook from a big downside. He believes that the price of Facebook inc. Currently valued at $80 by the market will move downside significantly in the next one month and can hit $70 but believes that below $70, the stock may find support due to the QIP issue done recently at the level of $70. He intends to make money through this move by taking a hedged risk.
Shane created a bear put spreadA Bear Put SpreadBear Put Spread is an options trading strategy that involves buying a nearby strike, or In-the-Money put option while selling the far-off strike or Out-of-Money put option & this is used when you can expect a moderate fall in a security’s price. read more (buying a put of the strike priceStrike PriceExercise price or strike price refers to the price at which the underlying stock is purchased or sold by the persons trading in the options of calls & puts available in the derivative trading. Thus, the exercise price is a term used in the derivative market.read more of $80 and selling a put of strike price $70, both having next month expiry). The total cost comes out as follows:
Thus his total cost is as follows:
The total cost of the strategy, also known as a bear put spread = (100*$6)-(100*$3)
Total Cost = $300
Now by entering into this strategy, Shane profit/loss potential on expiry will be as follows:
Thus using put option strategies and keeping the amount of investment low, Shane can create a hedged put position on the stock of Facebook inc.
Put Option Example #3
They are a great derivative instrumentDerivative InstrumentDerivatives in finance are financial instruments that derive their value from the value of the underlying asset. The underlying asset can be bonds, stocks, currency, commodities, etc. The four types of derivatives are - Option contracts, Future derivatives contracts, Swaps, Forward derivative contracts. read more to indulge in speculation and make handsome gains when markets crash. Let’s understand that with the below example:
Ryan is a full-time trader based out of California highly bearishBearishBearish market refers to an opinion where the stock market is likely to go down or correct shortly. It is predicted in consideration of events that are happening or are bound to happen which would drag down the prices of the stocks in the market.read more on the s&p 500 index, which is presently trading at 3000 levels. He believes that the global economic environment is pessimistic, and the recession in us is not far away and expects the market to fall badly. He believes that the S&P 500 index will easily fall to the levels of 2500 within two months and decided to purchase a huge quantity of put options with a strike price of 2700. Details of the same are mentioned below:
- Current Price: 3000
- Strike Price: 2700PE
- Current Date: 12-Mar-19
- Expiry Date: 30th June 2019
- Put Premium: $20
- Lot Size: 250
The above numbers signify that Ryan will be in profit if S&P 500 index closes below 2680 on the expiry day (after adjusting for the premium cost, for simplification, we are assuming it a European option which can be exercised only on expiry)
S&P 500 index closed at 2600 levels on the date of expiry. And Ryan made a jackpot return on the expiry date equivalent to $80 (after adjusting for the $20 paid by him)
Points Gained at Expiry= 2700-2600 =100 Points
However, if suppose S&P closed above 2700 levels on expiry, the maximum loss suffered by Ryan will be equivalent to the premium paid by him on the put options as the option will be worthless.
Put Option Example #4
Large institutional players with huge holding in particular securities also write put optionsWrite Put OptionsWriting put options refer to the opportunity availed by an investor to own and sell an underlying asset at an exceptional pre-determined price on a future date. The owner has the right but not the obligation to sell off the underlying asset.read more to magnify their return. Due to the sheer holding, they can control the prices of such securities, thereby making the put options become worthless for such put option buyers and pocketing the premium received by them from selling such put options.
Conclusion
Put Options find their utility in many investment and portfolio applications. Apart from being extensively used for speculation, it is well used in hedging by long-only funds and also to protect investors from downside in case of financial turmoil.
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