### Comment:
Think of it this way - in two year, the 4 trade combo would have cancelled out and left OP with 37k in profit. But the problem is that they only 'cancel out' two years from now, and OP got assigned earlier than he thought. On that day, they hadn't cancelled out yet.

### REPLY:
What I struggle with is how exactly they only cancel out in two years but not today when I think of them as exact opposites - which is wrong I guess.

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