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+A Complete Guide to the Futures mArket
+There is no single best trading approach. The optimal trading strategy in any given situation will 
+depend on the prevailing option premium levels and the specific nature of the expected price sce-
+nario. How does one decide on the best strategy? This chapter will attempt to answer this critical 
+question in two steps. First, we will examine the general profit/loss characteristics (profiles) of a 
+wide range of alternative trading strategies. Second, we will consider how price expectations can be 
+combined with these profit/loss profiles to determine the best trading approach.
+The profit/loss profile is a diagram indicating the profit or loss implied by a position (vertical axis) 
+for a range of market prices (horizontal axis). The profit/loss profile provides an ideal means of 
+understanding and comparing different trading strategies. The following points should be noted 
+regarding the profit/loss profiles detailed in the next section:
+ 1. All illustrations are based on a single option series, for a single market, on a single date: the 
+August 2015 gold options on April 13, 2015. This common denominator makes it easy to com-
+pare the implications of different trading strategies. The choice of April 13, 2015, was not arbi-
+trary. On that date, the closing price of August futures (1,200.20) was almost exactly equal to 
+one of the option strike prices ($1,200/oz), thereby providing a nearly precise at-the-money 
+option—a factor that greatly facilitates the illustration of theoretical differences among out-of-
+the-money, in-the-money, and at-the-money options. The specific closing values for the option 
+premiums on that date were as follows ($/oz):
+Strike price august Calls august puts
+1,050 155.2 5.1
+1,100 110.1 10.1
+1,150 70.1 19.9
+1,200 38.8 38.7
+1,250 19.2 68.7
+1,300 9.1 108.7
+1,350 4.5 154.1
+Option pricing data in this chapter courtesy of OptionVue (www .optionvue.com).
+The reader should refer to these quotes when examining each of the profit/loss profiles in 
+the next section.
+ 2. In order to avoid unnecessarily cluttering the illustrations, the profit/loss profiles do not include 
+transaction costs and interest income effects, both of which are very minor. (Note the assump-
+tion that transaction costs equal zero imply that commission costs equal zero and that positions 
+can be implemented at the quoted levels—in this case, the market close.)
+ 3. The profit/loss profiles reflect the situation at the time of the option expiration. This assumption 
+simplifies the exposition, since the value of an option can be precisely determined at that point 
+in time. At prior times, the value of the option will depend on the various factors discussed in 
+the previous chapter (e.g., time until expiration, volatility, etc.). Allowing for an evaluation of 
+each option strategy at interim time stages would introduce a level of complexity that would 
+place the discussion beyond the scope of this book. However, the key point to keep in mind