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Got a losing trade staring you in the face? Closing the trade might be the right choice. But if the trade hasn’t yet lost a substantial portion of its risk, then making an adjustment might give you additional time for the market to do what you need, as well as reducing the overall risk. Let’s look at two examples. Suppose Amanda , an option trader, paid $5 for the December 150 call option on XYZ stock. Now her call option is only worth $4, so it’s obviously not working out. If she loses another $1, then the trade approaches a 50% loss, and that’s her loss exit. But Kim’s analysis leads her to believe XYZ will still move higher. What kind of adjustment might she make? Potential adjustment #1: Shift the trade into a vertical spread. Amanda might do this by selling the December 155 call as an opening trade. This adjustment changes her position into a long vertical spread, and it gives her the flexibility to stay with the trade longer because spreads typically change price more slowly ...

what exactly is an adjustment? Since the possibilities are endless, it may be best to define an adjustment as “any change you make to your original trade.” By that definition, then, even closing the trade is considered an adjustment. That’s right: always consider closing the trade before making any other adjustment. But sometimes closing isn’t your best option. Maybe you simply need more time in a trade, for example, when you’re riding a trend and think it’s going to continue. Maybe you’re satisfied with your profit and want to protect it, but still believe in the market drivers that sparked the trade position in the first place. Or perhaps the market has moved and you need to move with it. Often, it’s a combination. We’ll look at specific examples as we dive into winning trades (this article) and losing trades (coming up in next article) For Starters Let’s consider three ground rules for making option adjustments. First and foremost, never make adjustments that increase the risk of ...

Delta is the slope (first derivative) of the P&L/underlying curve. A delta hedge protects only against small movements in the price of the underlying. An example of a delta hedge is when you buy a put, which gives you negative delta and positive gamma, and then buy enough of the underlying to zero out your total delta. This hedge does not protect against larger movements of the underlying. When the underlying moves, the non-zero gamma will change your delta, causing you to need to re-hedge. Many people mistakenly call this re-hedging "gamma hedging", but it's not; it's just dynamic hedging of delta in reaction to gamma. Gamma is the second derivative of the P&L/underlying curve. A gamma hedge protects only against small movements of gamma; gamma will move when either the underlying or its implied volatility move. An example of a gamma hedge is when you buy a put, which gives you negative delta and positive gamma, then sell a call to zero out your gamm...

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