woodisgood
Optimustic Pessimist
Thanks...
I understand the maximus panus theory...which has been debunked. Either way, that incorporates both puts and calls. I'm just puzzled when people only look at one side of the equation (calls) as MMs will hedge the net of the two exposures.
MMs seem to more vigorously defend calls than puts.
If you sold calls and sold puts, which would you be more upset with? Losing your shares or gaining more at a slightly higher price than current market price?
Usually people that are selling puts want to buy the stock anyways. It can be a way to accumulate shares at a price you’re ok with, and get a premium whether or not it’s assigned. On the other hand, folks selling calls would ideally NOT like to lose their shares, even if they were comfortable selling at the strike price.