Calendar Spread Strategy with Example
Calendar Spread Strategy (Time Spread) with Nifty Example What is a Calendar Spread? A Calendar Spread (also called a Time Spread ) is an options strategy where you: Sell a near-month option Buy a far-month option Same strike price Same type (Call or Put) This strategy benefits from time decay (Theta) and volatility changes . It is mainly used when you expect the market to stay range-bound in the short term , but may move later. Example: Nifty Call Calendar Spread Nifty Current Level: 25600 Sell Feb 25600 CE @ 200 Buy March 25600 CE @ 350 Net Premium Paid 350 – 200 = 150 points (Debit Strategy) So your maximum risk = 150 points How This Strategy Works The near-month option (Feb) decays faster. The far-month option (March) decays slower. If Nifty stays near 25600 till Feb expiry: Feb option loses value quickly. March option still holds time value. You benefit from the difference. Maximum Profit ✔️ Limited but ...