STRATEGY 2 : SHORT CALL
When you buy a Call you are hoping that the underlying stock / index would rise. When
you expect the underlying stock / index to fall you do the opposite. When an investor is
very bearish about a stock / index and expects the prices to fall, he can sell Call options.
This position offers limited profit potential and the possibility of large losses on big
advances in underlying prices. Although easy to execute it is a risky strategy since the
seller of the Call is exposed to unlimited risk.
ANALYSIS: This strategy is used when an investor is very aggressive and has a strong expectation of a price fall (and certainly not a price rise). This is a risky strategy since as the stock price / index rises, the short call loses money more and more quickly and losses can be significant if the stock price / index falls below the strike price. Since the investor does not own the underlying stock that he is shorting this strategy is also called Short Naked Call.
