Also known as: Sell-Write
Short 100 shares + sell put. Mirror of covered call for bearish setups.
Shape illustration on a normalized underlying — open the Lab below to price it on a real option chain.
Short 100 shares, sell one put against the short. Premium income against a short stock position.
A bearish income structure for experienced traders comfortable carrying short stock.
Short stock has unlimited upside risk — the sold put does not protect against a rally; it only adds income and caps the downside profit.
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