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Calendar Ratio Spread (Put): Buy Long Term Put (S=50, T=.5) And Sell More Than One Short Term Put (S=50)
     Against It


             Risk: Unlimited-downside
             Profit Potential: Limited-at strike
             Equivalent Positions: None
             Follow-up Action: Close out position if stock breaks out to the downside



Diagonal Butterfly Spread: Buy Long Term Put At Lower Strike (S=45, T=.45), Sell Short Term Straddle At Middle
     Strike (S=50), And Buy Long Term Call At Higher Strike (S=55, T=.5)

             Risk: Limited-up and down
             Profit Potential: Limited-at strike
             Equivalent Positions: None
             Follow-up Action: None



Ratio Calendar Combination: Buy A Long Term Combination (Put S=45, Call S=55, T=.5), And Sell More Than One
     Short Term Combinations (Put S=45, Call S=55)

             Risk: Unlimited-up and down
             Profit Potential: Limited-between strikes
             Equivalent Positions: None
             Follow-up Action: Close out position if stock breaks out in either direction