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+0.,ter 14: Diagonalizing a Spread 241 
+Any type of spread may be diagonalized. There are some who prefer to diago­
+nalize even butterfly spreads, figuring that the extra time to maturity in the purchased 
+calls will be of benefit. Overall, the benefits of diagonalizing can be generalized by 
+recalling the way in which the decay of the time value premium of a call takes place. 
+Recall that it was determined that a call loses most of its time value premium in the 
+last stages of its life. When it is a very long-term option, the rate of decay is small. 
+Knowing this fact, it makes sense that one would want to sell options with a short life 
+remaining, so that the maximum benefit of the decay could be obtained. 
+Correspondingly, the purchase of a longer-term call would mean that the buyer is not 
+subjecting himself to a substantial loss in time value premium, at least over the first 
+three months of ownership. A diagonal spread encompasses both of these features -
+selling a short-term call to try to obtain the maximum rate of time decay, while buy­
+ing a longer-term call to try to lessen the effect of time decay on the long side. 
+CALL OPTION SUMMARY 
+This concludes the description of strategies that utilize only call options. The call 
+option has been seen to be a vehicle that the astute strategist can use to set up a wide 
+variety of positions. He can be bullish or bearish, aggressive or conservative. In addi­
+tion, he can attempt to be neutral, trying to capitalize on the probability that a stock 
+will not move very far in a short time period. 
+The investor who is not familiar with options should generally begin with a sim­
+ple strategy, such as covered call writing or outright call purchases. The simplest 
+types of spreads are the bull spread, the bear spread, and the calendar spread. The 
+more sophisticated investor might consider using ratios in his call strategies - ratio 
+writing against stock or ratio spreading using only calls. 
+Once the strategist feels that he understands the risk and reward relationships 
+between longer-term and short-term calls, between in-the-money and out-of-the­
+money calls, and between long calls and short calls, he could then consider utilizing 
+the most advanced types of strategies. This might include reverse ratio spreads, diag­
+onal spreads, and more advanced types of ratios, such as the ratio calendar spread. 
+A great deal of information, some of it rather technical in detail, has been pre­
+sented in preceding chapters. The best pattern for an investor to follow would be to 
+attempt only strategies that he fully comprehends. This does not mean that he mere­
+ly understands the profitability aspects (especially the risk) of the strategy. One must 
+also be able to readily understand the potential effects of early assignments, large div­
+idend payments, striking price adjustments, and the like, if he is going to operate 
+advanced strategies. Without a full understanding of how these things might affect 
+one's position, one cannot operate an advanced strategy correctly.