Considerations for Choosing a Strike Price for a Protective Put
Strike selection sets the balance between cost and coverage. This portion works through side-by-side examples at 100%, 90%, and 85% protection levels using round-number pricing.
0:00 A Protective Put Won't Make You Rich
0:39 Staying in the Game Through the Storm
1:05 How Much Protection Do You Want?
1:43 Full vs. Partial Protection by Strike
2:07 Cheaper Strikes, More Risk
3:13 Matching Expiration to Your Time Horizon
3:59 Weighing Cost Against Time
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