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Some have professional experience, but the tag does not specifically mean they are professional traders. What happens to call options in the event of a buyout? I apologize in advance if this was answered earlier.

I'm on mobile and couldn't find anything about it in the sub. On Monday I bought some July call options for Solarcity. Now there's a talk about Elon buying the company. Congrats on a sick trade.

Nothing different from usual. You will have the opportunity to buy at 28 at maturity or can close out now for a profit. Before it closes, I don't think anything changes really. After the acquisition closes, it'll depend on the deal.

I think the same holds true for options-- You could be given replacement options in the new company. Ultimately you have to read the terms of the deal that get published if there's an actual acquisition. The article I found says that Musk is considering taking the company private. That's a new ball game. If I'm not mistaken, in that case they'd do a tender offer for the shares and the options would have to get settled at whatever the final price is to buy all the outstanding stock.

Will watch this closely but not too invested. Just 1 contract sold call 22 and bought 23 vertical spread.

I may want to close the short leg and hold the long if this thing skyrockets. I'm gonna see how it plays out tomorrow.

It's hard not to be greedy lol. What would happen to my option contracts if, let's say he. Happened to me once.

What Happens to Short Call Options During a Buyout? - Budgeting Money

It isn't a lot, but remember to limit out of your position. Short term calls will increase in value if below the deal price. Far otm calls may decrease in value. Also longer dated options lose a lot of their time value as IV comes in a lot if it's a cash deal.

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