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Being assigned on a short option that is in-the-money is a common fear among options traders, particularly beginners.
When an option buyer exercises their option, they buy/sell shares of stock at the option’s strike price.
There are two sides to every trade, and if someone owns an option, that means another trader is “short” that option.
Traders who are short options are obligated to take the opposing share position as the traders who exercise their options. As a short option trader, the obligation to take the opposing share position as the option exerciser is referred to as being “assigned.”
But fear not! Assignment is very rare when trading options, as very few options are exercised by the option buyers.
In this video, I explain:
1) What is meant by “early assignment” in the context of trading options?
2) Does being assigned on a short option increase your risk?
3) Should you worry when you’re short an option that becomes in-the-money?
4) How to assess the probability of early assignment risk (extrinsic value vs. the likelihood of an option being exercised).
5) Why a short in-the-money call option has a high probability of being exercised before a stock’s ex-dividend date.
After this video, you should feel a lot more comfortable when you have short options that are in-the-money.
Be sure to leave a comment down below with any questions you may have!
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