Options In Focus: Vertical or Calendar in H-T-B?
Posted on January 14, 2010 at 18:20 PM EST
Much like stock traders, option strategists will tend to gravitate towards a certain style or spread type that’s done well for them over time. However, when considering those strategies when the underlying shares of the stock are potentially hard-to-borrow or on a threshold list, the vertical spread might deserve extra consideration. Due to the possibility of assignment in a hard-to-borrow name and where the potential for being “called in” to