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Kappa is yet another of the measures of implied volatility known as the Greeks.
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Traders who do not find it comfortable trading stocks in the options market can decide to trade the performance of a group of options measured by an index. These options are known as index options.
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The aim of the bear call spread is to benefit from a fall in the price of the asset below the price at which the call options were sold. The premium on the long call minus the premium on the short call is now collected as profit, which is multiplied by the number of shares traded for the final payout.
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Compound options usually have a call and put component, with one option being exercised for the purchase of the other. The back fee is the premium that is charged on the second round of the option.
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This is used as a hedging strategy. As an example, if a trader purchased an average price put contract of 1,000 barrels of crude when the product is $70 with a view to benefit from rising prices, and the price on expiration is $75, then the average price put payout will be ($75 - $70) X 1,000 barrels = $5,000 (less commissions payable on the trade). If the price on expiration was say $67, then the payout for the trade is zero.
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The payout structure of an asset-or-nothing call option is different from a regular vanilla option in that the payout is not calculated based on the difference between the asset price and the strike price, but rather on a fixed amount on expiration of the contract.
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I would like to tell you about options. In my opinion, options are the most important financial instrument. Its really easy to make money using option strategies. Let's understand the terminologies related to option - There are two basic types of options, call options and put options. • Call option: It gives the holder the right but not the obligation to buy an asset by a certain date for a certain price. • Put option: It gives the holder the right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a certain date for a certain price. • Option price/premium: It is the price which the option buyer pays to the option seller. It is also referred to as the option premium. • Expiration date: The date specified in the options contract is known as the expiration date, the exercise date, the strike date or the maturity. • Strike price: The price specified in the options contract is known as the strike price or the exercise price. • American options: These can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date. • European options: These can be exercised only on the expiration date itself. European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart. • In-the-money option: An in-the-money (ITM) option would lead to a positive cash flow to the holder if it were exercised immediately. A call option on the index is said to be in-the-money when the current index stands at a level higher than the strike price (i.e. spot price > strike price). If the index is much higher than the strike price, the call is said to be deep ITM. In the case of a put, the put is ITM if the index is below the strike price. • At-the-money option: An at-the-money (ATM) option would lead to zero cash flow if it were exercised immediately. An option on the index is at-the-money when the cur- rent index equals the strike price (i.e. spot price = strike price). • Out-of-the-money option: An out-of-the-money (OTM) option would lead to a negative cash flow if it were exercised immediately. A call option on the index is out-of-the- money when the current index stands at a level which is less than the strike price (i.e. spot price < strike price). If the index is much lower than the strike price, the call is said to be deep OTM. In the case of a put, the put is OTM if the index is above the strike price. • Intrinsic value of an option: The option premium has two components - intrinsic value and time value. Intrinsic value of an option at a given time is the amount the holder of the option will get if he exercises the option at that time. The intrinsic value of a call is Max[0, (S — K)] which means that the intrinsic value of a call is the greater of 0 or (S— K). Similarly, the intrinsic value of a put is Max [0, K — S], i.e. the greater of 0 or (K — St). K is the strike price and St is the spot price. • Time value of an option: The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value. Both calls and puts have time value. The longer the time to expiration, the greater is an option’s time value, all else equal. At expiration, an option should have no time value. Happy Learning
