Your profit at expiration is the difference between the $ 100 settlement and the combined initial costs of the two binary positions.
The position will
profit at expiration if the stock is priced above $ 56 or below $ 44.
If the stock is called at 31 then
the profit at expiration is 3.95 % (1.19 / 30.10) in 86 days, or 16.8 % annualized.
Not exact matches
You will make a
profit if a binary option finishes just a single price increment below (PUT option) or above (CALL option) its opening price
at expiration.
* Finally, if implied volatility perks up from its current slumber and spikes to higher levels, that can inflate the
profit potential (
at least prior to
expiration) of this trade.
For instance, if
at the
expiration of the put contract the stock reaches your $ 70 price target, you might then choose to sell the stock for a pretax
profit of $ 1,700 ($ 2,000
profit on the underlying stock less the $ 300 cost of the option) and the option would expire worthless.
Our highest
profit would be attained
at 135 based on options on futures
expiration.
If stock X is then $ 50
at the
expiration date I would make no
profit at all (the $ 5 I sold the option for is compensated by the $ 5 loss I made on stock X).
The trade breaks even
at $ 37.75 on
expiration, and maxes out
at $ 2.25
profit if the stock goes above $ 40.
If the stock rises ends above the strike price
at expiration and is called, you sell the stock
at a
profit, while still keeping the premium.
This is possible because the options contracts are a commodity that can be traded up until the moment of their
expiration, given that the market wishes to purchase it, allowing investors to buy the contract and then sell it again
at a later point in time without ever exercising the rights that the contract guarantees, but still
profiting from the fluctuation in contract value.
Stock above the strike price If ZYX advances to 50
at expiration, the covered call writer, upon assignment, will obtain a net
profit of $ 875 per contract (the exercise price of 45 less the price of the stock when the option was sold plus the option premium received of 3 1/4 X 100).
Many options investors sell their call contracts
at some point before
expiration, allowing them to realize a
profit if the premiums have increased.
The maximum
profit from an out - of - the - money covered call is realized when the stock price,
at expiration, is
at or above the strike price.
If the price of the security falls below the strike price before the
expiration date, the buyer exercises his option and sells the security
at the strike price thus saving himself from the loss of selling
at the lower current market price; however, if the price of the security remains the same or increases, he can choose to not exercise the option and earn
profit.
You can get creative with your offsetting futures trade if you are in the money by placing a GTC sell limit quite a distance above your strike price in the event the market rally's, let's say
at 2210.00 or if you want, when you are in deep in the money with a day or two before
expiration you can place a sell stop under GTC, or even a trailing stop in the futures, you know what they say, «cut your losses short and let your
profits run!»..
At expiration if the binary trade works, your
profit is $ 17.50 but if the AUS / USD rallies and finishes above the strike, your loss is $ 82.50.
If Colgate's share price is above $ 71
at expiration then I'll get to keep the $ 62.95 as
profit.
Whether it's by 1 pip or 1,000 pips, it's the same
profit payout
at contract
expiration; there is no middle ground.
So the
profit from an option trade is the amount the market has gone beyond the strike price minus the premium
at the contract
expiration.
And your
profit or loss is always just the difference between the price
at which you bought or sold and the price
at expiration.
At the
expiration date of the contract, the position is liquidated into the respective percent
profit or loss denominated in TRD.