Friday, January 17, 2014

Sharelord's Always Protect Their Share Portfolio Using A Portion Of Their Rental Premium

By Danny Younes


A sharelord can rent out their shares and earn an income on a monthly basis; and what many investors don't know is that the sharelord's share portfolio can be insured against any downside risk.

An inexperienced investor normally just purchase shares blindly and also is exposed to 100% risk on the shares. These same investors will always purchase an insurance policy on their own home, so why don't they purchase and insurance policy on their share portfolio? Well that's simple they don't know that it can be done.

The same thing happens on the share market. A Sharelord purchases a parcel of shares and then insures their shares by buying a put option on those shares. They select the price which they wish to insure their shares for.

Generally when a parcel of shares are acquired, those shares are rented out to speculators. The speculator pays us a premium and by utilising a part of that premium, an insurance coverage is acquired to cover any downside risk.

The Sharelord selects the strike price they wish to insure their shares for and that insurance policy that is purchased is valid for a certain amount of time. Usually an insurance policy is purchased on a per monthly basis.

So if shares were purchased for $20.50 and rented out for $21.00 and the sharelord was paid $1.00 for renting out those shares. A portion of the premium collected can be used to purchase an insurance policy. So if a $19.00 insurance policy was purchased for $0.30 then the up front profit will be $0.70.

By purchasing a $19.00 put option, the shares are insured at $19.00 and if the stock drops down dramatically, the shares can be sold for $19.00. In the life of a trade. there are two things that can happen, 1. the share price stays above the $19.00 put option price or 2. the share price stays below the put option strike price.

By the price going down below $19.00 by the time that the contract finishes, the shares can be sold for $19.00. The sharelord should only sell their shares at that price if they are in profit.

If the share price stays above the put option strike price, then the insurance contract will expire worthless and disappear from the share portfolio. If the sharelord hangs onto the shares all they need to do is purchase another insurance policy to cover their shares again for the following month.




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