Infosys is scheduled to announce earnings on 20 July. The current price of INFY as of the 12 July close is 1,333.30. The price of a straddle expiring on 27 July on INFY is ₹64.50 with the asking price of the at-the-money call and put option being ₹37.00 and ₹27.50 respectively.
The price of a straddle is what the options market estimates as the range of potential price movement prior to expiry. In the case of Infosys, the straddle price is implying a range of an approximate ±5% move between now and 27 July. For reference, this is the price movement surrounding this company’s earnings announcement for the last four quarters.
Interested in trading options on INFY?
For options traders, earnings announcements provide an opportunity to trade on the volatility. If you believe that Infosys will move more than (±5%), the current price of a Straddle, you could buy a Straddle. If you believe that Infosys will move less than (±5%), you could sell a Straddle or buy an Iron Condor.
Interested in owning Infosys and earning an extra short-term yield through options?
As an earnings date approaches, option traders will often buy calls, puts, or straddles in anticipation of profiting on a price move. Because of this, implied volatility increases before earnings. This provides an opportunity to capture a higher yield on covered calls. A Covered Call is an equity-option combination where you own the stock and sell a call option on that stock. By selling the call option, you will receive an upfront premium. If the stock rises above the strike price of the short call, you forego any future gains on that stock.
If you believe that Infosys will trade within expected range of ±5% prior to expiry, you could sell a call towards the upper end of the expected price range. For example, a short call with a strike of 1400 would provide a premium of 10.70 as of market close on 12 July. This represents a yield of 0.8% for the 15 days until expiration which is an annualized yield of 20%. If INFY moves to the 1400-strike price on expiration, your total return would be 5.8% (stock return of 5.0% + short call yield of 0.8%).
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