Married put

Married Put
A Married Put refers to a put option used to hedge a long position in the underlying stock. If the stock declines in value, the put will increase in value, offsetting the loss.
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Married puts are when an investor buys a stock and a put (an option to sell in which an investor makes a profit when the stock declines) of that same stock at the same time. Why would someone do something so contradictory?

Married Put and Stock
The simultaneous purchase of stock and the corresponding number of put options. This is a limited risk strategy during the life of the puts because the stock can be sold at the strike price of the puts.

Married Put
An option strategy whereby an investor, holding a long position in stock, purchases a put on the same stock to protect against a depreciation in the stock's price.
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Married Put and Stock-a put and stock are considered to be married if they are bought on the same day, and the position is designated at that time as a hedge.

Married put
A put option bought at the same time as its underlying securities in order to hedge the price paid for the securities.

Married Put
"Married put" is an equity term that does little to describe the position - buying or holding the outright shares, while purchasing a put ...
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Married Put Strategy - Married Put Strategy is the different terms for a strategy, but the old timers refer to it as a married put strategy.

Married put strategy
The simultaneous purchase of stock and put options representing an equivalent number of shares.

married put The purchase of a put option on a stock, and protects against a decline in the price of the underlying stock. Martinique Franc The currency of Martinique.

(We recommend the latter as bearish positions.) If you want to see our top 200 picks for married put buying, you can select them at our Interactive Options page online. These are usually highly ranked stocks (rank 1 or 2) with inexpensive puts (i.e.

Married Put Strategy The practice of simultaneously buying stock and buying puts to limit downside risk. MIT See Market-if-Touched Order. MOC See Market-on-Close Order.

See also: Stock, Options, Trading, Risk, Position