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Every payoff diagram below is interactive: drag the slider to move the stock price and watch your profit or loss update. Each one links to a plain-English walkthrough of the strategy.

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Apple price in 1 month
$112
Your profit / loss
$100
B/E $111$95$135

At $112 you're up $100.

Max profit
Uncapped
Max loss
−$100
Break-even
$111
One call: pay $100 today for the right to buy 100 shares at $110. Slide the price and watch the profit move dollar-for-dollar above $111.
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Apple price in 1 month
$85
Your profit / loss
$400
B/E $89$55$105

At $85 you're up $400.

Max profit
$8,900
Max loss
−$100
Break-even
$89
The mirror image: pay $100 for the right to SELL 100 shares at $90. This one pays when the stock falls.
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Stock price at expiration
$100
Your profit / loss
−$800
B/E $92B/E $108$80$120

At $100 you lose $800: about the worst this trade can do.

Max profit
Uncapped
Max loss
−$800
Break-evens
$92 / $108
A $100 call ($400) plus a $100 put ($400): $800 total. You win on a big move either way, and lose the most if the stock pins $100.
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Stock price at expiration
$100
Your profit / loss
−$300
B/E $92B/E $108$80$120

At $100 you lose $300: about the worst this trade can do.

Max profit
Uncapped
Max loss
−$300
Break-evens
$92 / $108
A $95 put ($150) and a $105 call ($150): $300 total. Cheaper than a straddle, but note the flat bottom: a total loss anywhere from $95 to $105.
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Your stock in 1 month
$210
Your profit / loss
$1,250
B/E $197.50$170$250

At $210 you're up $1,250.

Max profit
$2,250
Max loss
−$19,750
Break-even
$197.50
You own 100 shares at $200 and sold the $220 call for $250. Above $220 your gains flat-line: that upside now belongs to the buyer. The whole downside of the stock is still yours.
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Stock price at expiration
$100
Your profit / loss
$150
B/E $88.50B/E $111.50$80$120

At $100 you're up $150.

Max profit
$150
Max loss
−$350
Break-evens
$88.50 / $111.50
Sell the $90 put and $110 call, buy the $85 put and $115 call as bodyguards. Collect $150 and keep it all if the stock naps between $90 and $110. Max loss is capped at $350.

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