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Bus 206 final
Bus 206 Final: chapter 14
Question | Answer |
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types of options? | - call options - put options |
grants the owner the right to BUY a specific financial instrument for a specific price within a specific time | call option |
when is a call option in the money? | when the market price is higher than the strike price |
when is a call option out of the money? | when the market price is below the strike price |
grants the owner the right to SELL a specific financial instrument for a specific price at a specific time | put option |
when is a put option in the money? | when the market price is below the strike price |
when is a put option out of the money? | when the market price is higher than the strike price |
how do you obtain an option? | a premium must be paid in addition to the price of the financial instrument |
does the owner have to exercise the option? | no, they can let it expire |
do buyer's of futures contracts have to exercise their option? | yes |
how does market price influence call option premiums? | the higher the market price relative to the strike price, the higher the premium |
how does the stock's volatility influence the call and put option premiums? | the greater the volatility, the higher the premium |
how does time influence the call option and put option premium? | the longer the time, the higher the premium |
how does the market price influence a put option premium? | the higher the market price relative to the strike price, the lower the premium |
when are put options used to hedge? | when portfolio managers are concerned about a temporary decline in a stock's value |
agreements between two parties to transact the asset, at a specific date a price agreed upon now | forward contract |
standardized and traded on an organized exchange | future contract |
what do call options speculate? | expectation of an increase in the price of the stock |
what do put options speculate? | expectations of a decrease in the price of the stock |
difference between American options and European Options? | you must wait to exercise a european option until the maturity date |