# Bear Call Spread

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**The Bear Call Spread** is a strategy that helps you to make **a bet on a local price drop and earn profits if the price doesn’t rise.**

The Bear Call Spread is an optimal strategy when the price falls or does not change much during the period of holding. The profit zone for this strategy looks like a profit zone for the Bear Put Spread. The key difference is that **with the Bear Call Spread you are immediately in profits after purchasing the strategy and don’t need to wait for a price drop.**

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Buying one Bear Call Spread is equal to selling a ATM call and buying a OTM call with a higher strike price.
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**Bear Call Spread is an inversion strategy. This means that the strategy includes selling (writing) of options, so they can't be exercised before expiry.**
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