Strategy group · 7 positions
Bearish strategies
Structures for a falling or weakening underlying
Structures for a declining or weak underlying
Long Put
Put purchase with defined premium at risk and downside.
Open calculator ↗Moderately bearishBear Put Spread
Long higher-strike put financed by short lower-strike put.
Open calculator ↗Moderately bearishBear Call Spread
Short lower-strike call with protective higher-strike call.
Open calculator ↗Moderately bearishCovered Put
Short shares with short put limiting profit below strike.
Open calculator ↗Strongly bearishPut Ratio Backspread
Short higher-strike put with two long lower-strike puts.
Open calculator ↗Moderately bearishBear Put Ladder
Bear put spread with additional short put.
Open calculator ↗BearishSynthetic Short Stock
Short call and long put at same strike mimic short stock.
Open calculator ↗What the calculator includes
At-expiration modelling. Every line uses intrinsic value, entered premium, quantity and a 100-share option multiplier.
Editable legs. Change side, instrument, quantity, strike or premium; add and remove legs without an account.
Model boundary. Results exclude Greeks, implied volatility, time decay before expiration, fees, tax, liquidity, assignment and exercise behavior.