Follow up question:
here is April 2012 put option price as of today's closing:
Put Options | Expire at close Friday, April 20, 2012 |
Strike | Symbol | Last | Chg | Bid | Ask | Vol | Open Int |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.00 | KBH120421P00002000 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0 | 324 |
3.00 | KBH120421P00003000 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0 | 351 |
4.00 | KBH120421P00004000 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 5 | 695 |
5.00 | KBH120421P00005000 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 2 | 720 |
6.00 | KBH120421P00006000 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 1 | 737 |
7.00 | KBH120421P00007000 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 83 | 6,914 |
8.00 | KBH120421P00008000 | 1.25 | ![]() |
1.18 | 1.22 | 2 | 227 |
9.00 | KBH120421P00009000 | 1.77 | ![]() |
1.74 | 1.78 | 4 | 24 |
10.00 | KBH120421P00010000 | 2.62 | 0.00 | 2.42 | 2.47 | 3 | 36 |
Will you pay 1.25 for 8.00 put option or 1.77 for 9.00 put option? I guess 1.25 for 8.00
I see that for 8.00 option, you will gain 10% for every $0.20~$0.30 drop at stock price. Correct me if I am wrong.
If so, you are betting 50% gain which is to sell it at 1.9. That means KBH will drop to low 7.xx. in two/three months, right?
I am worried about the upside. From the TA, this stock could test $9 ~$9.5 level in next 30 days with support at $7.5~$8. Looks like very risky to shoot for 50% gain. I can see between 30% gain and 30% loss in this trade if you try to unload it in two months.