Learning To Invest
Bearish Positions

Naked Call: Sell Call (S=50)


             Risk: Unlimited-Upside
             Profit Potential: Limited-Downside
             Equivalent Positions: Short Stock/Short Put
             Follow-up Action: If stock increases roll up and out for credits



Bearish Splitting Strikes: Buy Out Of Money Put (S=50), And Sell Out Of Money Call (S=55)

             Risk: Unlimited-upside
             Profit Potential: Unlimited-downside
             Equivalent Positions: None
             Follow-up Action: None



Bearish Put Calendar Spread: Buy A Long Term Put (S=55, T=.5)), And Sell A Short Term Put (S=55) Against It,
     With Strikes Above Stock Price

             Risk: Limited-both up and down
             Profit Potential: Limited-at strike
             Equivalent Positions: None
             Follow-up Action: Roll the short term calls forward