Collar
Options strategy · Level 2 · Long options & hedges
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Own the stock, buy a put below and sell a call above. The call premium pays for the put: you trade away upside above the call for a floor under the put.
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Level 2 · Long options & hedges, in the lesson “Collars and short collars”: Sell upside you don't need to pay for downside protection you do.
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