Mechanics of Options Contracts

Instructions: For Question 4 of this homework, provide and discuss two examples of Option trades that you have implemented in the StockTrak simulation for your Individual Assignment - Part II. Provide discussions of your own insights, analysis, timing and outcomes of your option trading strategies. 

Suggestions: Examples of derivative trading strategies include (but are not limited to) the following: long call, long put, short call, short put, bull spread, bear spread, butterfly spread, condor, straddle, strangle, etc. Also, you may trade option contracts on different underlying assets (such as stock, ETF, etc.) in the StockTrak simulation. The followings provide further instructions and suggestions on Derivatives Trading Simulation.