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Short Guts

Short Guts

Components

Sell one call option and sell one put option at a higher strike price.

Risk / Reward

Maximum Loss: Unlimited as the market moves in either direction.

Maximum Gain: Limited to the net premium received for selling the options.

Characteristics

A short guts has the same profile as a Short Strangle except a guts strategy involves ITM options, whereas a strangle trades OTM options.

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Joel
Posted 415 days ago
Depends on the premiums of both strategies. Guts would be more expensive as they are ITM options.
Deepak
Posted 417 days ago
how to make choice bet strangle and gut ?