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Monday, August 27, 2018

SPX credit put spread (options)

Monday, 8/27/2018 (Expiration Day)

Trade 1 (10:33:36 am, PT)

sell -4 August 27, 2018  2890 puts at $0.70
buy +4 August 27, 2018  2870 puts at $0.05 (cheap "wing")

Stats:

  • short put delta = 19.60
  • SPX trading at 2895.53
  • net credit (max profit) = $0.65 x 4 x 100 =  $260


Trade 2 (12:42:58 pm, PT)

buy back all short puts (2890) at $0.05

PROFIT:  $240 (in approx. 2 hours)

Note:  SPX closed at 2896.74 at 1 pm, PT


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