{"id":45220,"date":"2023-03-27T09:02:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T07:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.captrader.com\/glossar\/bull-call-spread\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T17:14:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:14:03","slug":"bull-call-spread","status":"publish","type":"glossar","link":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/glossar\/bull-call-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Bull Call Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CapTrader_Bull-Call-Spread_EN.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CapTrader_Bull-Call-Spread_EN.jpeg 1100w, https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CapTrader_Bull-Call-Spread_EN-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CapTrader_Bull-Call-Spread_EN-1024x726.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CapTrader_Bull-Call-Spread_EN-768x545.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CapTrader_Bull-Call-Spread_EN-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>Bull Call Spread<\/strong>&nbsp;- also called call debit spread or long call vertical spread - is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/glossary\/option-strategies\/\">Option strategy<\/a>, which is related to the long call. Through the additional sale of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/glossary\/option-strategies\/\">Call option<\/a> a bull call spread can reduce the option premium to be paid (and thus the maximum possible loss) compared to a long call; on the other hand, the maximum possible profit is also limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Definition Bull Call Spread<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bull call spread is an option strategy that consists of a bought call option (long call) and a sold call option (short call) with a higher strike price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bull Call Spread belongs to the category of&nbsp;<strong>Vertical spreads<\/strong>&nbsp;and is used at a&nbsp;<strong>bullish market opinion<\/strong>&nbsp;used. Since the sale of the call option generates a premium income, the costs compared to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/glossary\/long-call\/\">Long Call<\/a> lower. However, the unlimited profit potential of a long call is limited to the width of the spread (strike price short call - strike price long call) minus the paid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/glossary\/option-premium\/\">Option premium<\/a> limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">P&amp;L diagram of a bull call spread<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the profit and loss chart you can see that the profit of the bull call spread is limited when the underlying rises above the short call level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bull_Call-Spread_DAX-1024x526-1.png\" alt=\"CapTrader_Bull call spread\" class=\"wp-image-2988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bull_Call-Spread_DAX-1024x526-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bull_Call-Spread_DAX-1024x526-1-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bull_Call-Spread_DAX-1024x526-1-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bull_Call-Spread_DAX-1024x526-1-200x103.png 200w, https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bull_Call-Spread_DAX-1024x526-1-400x205.png 400w, https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bull_Call-Spread_DAX-1024x526-1-600x308.png 600w, https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bull_Call-Spread_DAX-1024x526-1-800x411.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With a Bull Call Spread (here on the DAX Index) you profit from rising prices, with limited profit and loss potential<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to look for when trading a bull call spread?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bull Call Spread achieves the maximum profit if the underlying is quoted at least at the level of the short call (or higher) on the expiration date. Regarding the selection of the strike prices of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/glossary\/what-are-options\/\">Options<\/a> can be acted flexibly according to the market assessment. For example, the long call can be in the money and the short call out of the money. Likewise, both options can be in-the-money or out-of-the-money. Depending on which strike prices are selected, the ratio of maximum possible profit to maximum possible loss (CRV) also changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maximum loss<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The maximum loss occurs if the underlying is quoted at the price level of the long call or lower on the expiration date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maximum loss = Net debit = Debit long call - Credit short call<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maximum and realized profit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the price of the underlying is between the strike prices of the two options on the expiration date, the profit (or loss) is calculated as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Profit = Price Underyling - Strike Price Long Call - Net Debit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The maximum profit is achieved when the underlying is quoted at least at the price level of the short call (or higher).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maximum profit = strike price short call - strike price long call - net debit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Break Even Point<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The break-even point can be calculated by adding the option premium paid (net debit) to the strike price of the long call. At this price level, the amount of the profit corresponds exactly to the option premium paid at the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Break Even Point = Strike Price Long Call + Net Debit<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-45220","glossar","type-glossar","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"blog_summary":"","blog_faq_schalter":"nein","faq_uberschrift":"","blog_faq_loop":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar\/45220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossar"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}