Bear Call Spread Vs Covered Put (Married Put) Options Trading Strategy Comparison

Compare Bear Call Spread and Covered Put (Married Put) options trading strategies. Find similarities and differences between Bear Call Spread and Covered Put (Married Put) strategies. Find the best options trading strategy for your trading needs.

Bear Call Spread Vs Covered Put (Married Put)

	Bear Call Spread	Covered Put (Married Put)


About Strategy	A Bear Call Spread strategy involves buying a Call Option while simultaneously selling a Call Option of lower strike price on same underlying asset and expiry date. You receive a premium for selling a Call Option and pay a premium for buying a Call Option. So your cost of investment is much lower. The strategy is less risky with the reward limited to the difference in premium received and paid. This strategy is used when the trader believes that the price of underlying asset will go down moderately. This strategy is also known as the bear call credit spread as a net credit is received upon entering the trade. The risk and reward both are limited in the strategy. How to use the bear call spread options strategy? The bear call spr... Read More	The Covered Put is a neutral to bearish market view and expects the price of the underlying to remain range bound or go down. In this strategy, while shorting shares (or futures), you also sell a Put Option (ATM or slight OTM) to cover for any unexpected rise in the price of the shares. This strategy is also known as Married Put strategy or writing covered put strategy. The risk is unlimited while the reward is limited in this strategy. How to use a Protective Call trading strategy? The usual Covered Put looks like as below for State Bank of India (SBI) Shares which are currently traded at Rs 275 (SBI Spot Price): Covered Put Orders - SBI Stock OrdersSBI Strike Price Sell Underlying SharesSell 100 SBI Shares ... Read More
Market View	Bearish	Bearish
Strategy Level	Beginners	Advance
Options Type	Call	Put + Underlying
Number of Positions	2	2
Risk Profile	Limited	Unlimited
Reward Profile	Limited	Limited
Breakeven Point	Strike Price of Short Call + Net Premium Received	Futures Price + Premium Received

When and how to use Bear Call Spread and Covered Put (Married Put)?

	Bear Call Spread	Covered Put (Married Put)
When to use?	The bear call spread options strategy is used when you are bearish in market view. The strategy minimizes your risk in the event of prime movements going against your expectations.	The Covered Put works well when the market is moderately Bearish
Market View	Bearish When you are expecting the price of the underlying to moderately go down.	Bearish When you are expecting a moderate drop in the price and volatility of the underlying.
Action	Buy OTM Call Option Sell ITM Call Option Let's assume you're Bearish on Nifty and are expecting mild drop in the price. You can deploy Bear Call strategy by selling a Call Option with lower strike and buying a Call Option with higher strike. You will receive a higher premium for selling a Call while pay lower premium for buying a Call. The net premium will be your profit. If the price of Nifty rises, your loss will be limited to difference between two strike prices minus net premium.	Sell Underlying Sell OTM Put Option Suppose SBI is trading at 300. You believe that the price will remain range bound or mildly drop. The covered put allows you to benefit from this market view. In this strategy, you sell the underlying and also sell a Put Option of the underlying and receive the premium. You will benefit from drop in prices of SBI, the Put Option will minimize your risks. If there is no change in price then you keep the premium received as profit.
Breakeven Point	Strike Price of Short Call + Net Premium Received The break even point is achieved when the price of the underlying is equal to strike price of the short Call plus net premium received.	Futures Price + Premium Received The break-even point is achieved when the price of the underlying is equal to the total of the sale price of underlying and premium received.

Compare Risks and Rewards (Bear Call Spread Vs Covered Put (Married Put))

	Bear Call Spread	Covered Put (Married Put)
Risks	Limited The maximum loss occurs when the price of the underlying moves above the strike price of long Call. Maximum Loss = Long Call Strike Price - Short Call Strike Price - Net Premium Received	Unlimited The Maximum Loss is Unlimited as the price of the underlying can theoretically go up to any extent. Loss = Price of Underlying - Sale Price of Underlying - Premium Received
Rewards	Limited The maximum profit the net premium received. It occurs when the price of the underlying is greater than strike price of short Call Option. Max Profit = Net Premium Received - Commissions Paid	Limited The maximum profit is limited to the premiums received. The profit happens when the price of the underlying moves above strike price of Short Put.
Maximum Profit Scenario	Underlying goes down and both options not exercised	Underlying goes down and Options exercised
Maximum Loss Scenario	Underlying goes up and both options exercised	Underlying goes up and Options exercised

Pros & Cons or Bear Call Spread and Covered Put (Married Put)

	Bear Call Spread	Covered Put (Married Put)
Advantages	It allows you to profit in a flat market scenario when you're expecting the underlying to mildly drop, be range bound or marginally rise.	Its an income generation strategy in a neutral or Bearish market. Also allows you to benefit from fall in prices, range bound movements or mild increase.
Disadvantage	Limited profit potential.	The risks can be huge if the prices increases steeply.
Simillar Strategies	Bear Put Spread, Bull Call Spread	Bear Put Spread, Bear Call Spread

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