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Breakeven

The underlying price at which the trade neither makes nor loses money at expiry. Call breakeven = strike + premium; put breakeven = strike − premium.

Example
$150 call at $8.00 → breakeven $158. The stock must clear $158 by expiry to profit if held to the end.
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