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Short Call Option Strategy

Short call (also naked call or uncovered call) is a bearish option strategy with one leg. It has unlimited loss and limited profit.

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More in Short Call :

  • Short Call Payoff Diagram and Formula

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  • Long Call
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  • Short Call
  • Short Put
  • Call, Put, Long, Short, Bull, Bear: Terminology of Option Positions
  • Long Call vs. Short Put Differences and When to Trade Which

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More in Short Call :

  • Short Call Payoff Diagram and Formula

More in Single Option Positions :

  • Long Call
  • Long Put
  • Short Call
  • Short Put
  • Call, Put, Long, Short, Bull, Bear: Terminology of Option Positions
  • Long Call vs. Short Put Differences and When to Trade Which
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