A Logical Approach to Actuarial Mathematics 9 ppt

... value at an accelerating rate as it approaches expiration. Another way of stating this is that the proportion of an option’s daily time decay to its value increases toward expiration. Using ... potential risk is the full amount that XYZ may decline below 96 . An investor may wish to purchase XYZ at a lower level than the current market price. As an alternative to an outright purch...

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... have net negative vega, negative gamma and positive theta. These spreads are best opened when the market has been active, and when absolute move- ment has started to decrease. The same spread ... advisable to place the put at a greater distance from the underlying than the call, unless you are convinced that the stock has bottomed out. Use the technicals to find a support area....

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... put at 10.01. The January 134 call has an implied of 9. 19, while the March 134 call has an implied of 9. 58. While both January skews are increased, the put skew exhibits the more radi- cal change. ... the market retraces and stabilises, and time decay begins to eat away at the puts, but by then the put sellers are only too glad to close their positions at a break-even level. An...

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... corresponds to low return. The advantage of options spreads is that each investor can take the amount of risk that he is able to justify and manage. This part outlines the major strategies that spread ... important to know how much the vegas of options on a particular contract can be affected by changes in volatility, and for that you need to research the past historical and impl...

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... call. 4 The advantage of your spread is that it has a built-in stop-loss cover at the higher strike, or 1 19. You may think of this spread as a potential sale of the stock at 117, and a potential buy ... have a contingency plan as part of your risk scenario. At the same time as you place your spread order, you should also place a buy-stop, market order for a covering option th...

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... purchase of a put. The long calendar spread or long time spread Calendar spreads in particular can be complicated, and their return poten- tials can in many cases be duplicated by other stationary ... 2 .90 For example, Coca-Cola is currently trading at 52.67, and the August 60 calls, with 60 days until expiration, are priced at 0.34. You may sell one call on each 100 Coca-Cola shares th...

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... time to time, it’s an almost risk-free way to make money. So if you learn about the arb, then you’re prepared to take advantage of it when you see it. Read Part 4 at least once. Think about ... disorientation. What a futures contract is A futures contract is simply an agreement to trade a commodity, stock, bond or currency at a specified price at a specified future date....

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... elusive variable, and in the end this is what options are really about. Volatility data is also available from data vendors and exchanges. O Trade options with a durational outlook; when the duration ... congratulations. You are willing to make the effort needed to become a serious trader. You now know what options are and what they do. You also know how to create spreads, and...

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... ladders 97 –8 long 1×2 call 85–7, 91 , 97 9 long 1×2 call spread for a credit 88, 91 , 97 9 long 1×2 put 88 91 , 97 9 long call ladder/Christmas tree 91 –4, 96 9 long put ladder/Christmas ... 49 50, 3 09 vs gamma, theta and vega 1 69 70 diagonal call spread 160 direction, market long and short 30 dividends 1 59, 237 futures contracts 223 margin vs cash payment, interest r...

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