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Chapter 2: Covered Call Writing 77
the writer would buy back only 5 of the January 20's and sell 5 January 15 calls. He
would then have this position:
long 1,000 XYZ at 20;
short 5 XYZ January 20's at 2;
short 5 XYZ January 15's at 2½; and
realized gain, $750 from 5 January 20's.
This strategy is generally referred to a partial roll-down, in which only a portion of
the original calls is rolled, as opposed to the more conventional complete roll-down.
Analyzing the partially rolled position makes it clear that the writer no longer locks
in a loss.
IfXYZ rallies back above 20, the writer would, at expiration, sell 500 XYZ at 20
(breaking even) and 500 at 15 (losing $2,500 on this portion). He would make $1,000
from the five January 20's held until expiration, plus $1,250 from the five January 15's,
plus the $750 of realized gain from the January 20's that were rolled down. This
amounts to $3,000 worth of option profits and $2,500 worth of stock losses, or an
overall net gain of $500, less commissions. Thus, the partial roll-down offers the
writer a chance to make some profit if the stock rebounds. Obviously, the partial roll­
down will not provide as much downside protection as the complete roll-down does,
but it does give more protection than not rolling down at all. To see this, compare the
results given in Table 2-23 if XYZ is at 15 at expiration.
TABLE 2-23.
Stock at 15 at expiration.
Strategy
Original position
Partial roll-down
Complete roll-down
Stock Loss
-$5,000
- 5,000
- 5,000
Option
Profit Total Loss
+$2,000 -$3,000
+ 3,000 - 2,000
+ 4,000 - 1,000
In summary, the covered writer who would like to roll down, but who does not
want to lock in a loss or who feels the stock may rebound somewhat before expira­
tion, should consider rolling down only part of his position. If the stock should con­
tinue to drop, making it evident that there is little hope of a strong rebound back to
the original strike, the rest of the position can then be rolled down as well.