The Bear Put Spread

If SPY settles at $670:

  • Your $672 Put is worth $2.00 ($200).

  • Your $668 Put is worth $0.00.

  • The Risk: If you do nothing, your broker will exercise the $672 put and sell 100 shares of SPY for you. If you don’t own the shares, you’ll wake up Monday with a Short Stock position.

The Professional Move: Always “Sell to Close” the entire spread as one order on Friday afternoon if the price is between your strikes