Sold 1 Put Bull Ratio Back Spread on DOW

On December 02, 2021, I sold 1 bull put ratio back spread option on DOW inc stock with an expiry set in the next 36 days on January 07, 2022. For this trade, I paid a debit of $131.2 (after commissions)

As I'm actually holding 100 shares with DOW inc stock - I decided to establish this ratio back spread as protection from further drop and also to free up some margin.

The Put Ratio Back Spread is a 3 leg option strategy as it involves buying two OTM Put options and selling one ITM Put option. This is the classic 2:1 combo.

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Here is the trade setup:

• SLD 1 DOW JAN 07 '22 52 Put Option 2.12 USD

• BOT 2 DOW JAN 07 '22 51 Put Option 1.675

For this trade, I paid a debit of 131.2 USD (after commissions) or a 2.52% premium, if options expire worthlessly

What happens next?

On the expiry date, January 07, 2022, DOW is trading above $52 per share -  options expire worthlessly and I lose the premium I paid - if DOW trades under $52 on the expiry date, I risk getting  assigned 100 shares and buying them for $5,200

As I already hold 100 shares with Dow and my average buy price is $5,850 in case of assignment I will hold 200 shares with an average buy price of $55.25

In case DOW will drop below our second bought strike prices at $51, we will earn additional income. The more it will drop, the more we will earn.

In case of an assignment, I will turn this trade into a wheel, but prior to the assignment I will try to roll out this trade

Break-Even: $49.68