... pension obligation bonds andother post- employment benefits 27 chapter nine GASB 45 A Accounting Change OPEB refers to other post- employment benefits,” meaning other than pension benefits OPEB consist ... of federal and state reimbursement programs are beyond the scope of this pamphlet pension obligation bonds andother post- employment benefits 25 chapter eight OtherPostEmployment Benefits (OPEB) ... care benefits, and may include other benefits such as life insurance, long term care and similar benefits Until now, these benefits have generally been administered on a pay-as-you-go basis and...
... net benefits are the same as RG net benefits, and hence RG net benefits fall The reason for the fall is the lower value placed on the extra output produced by the project The social benefit- cost ... firms and it nets out in the efficiency benefit- cost analysis Suppose that the fall in product price is not matched by a fall in production cost. What is the effect on aggregate referent group benefits ... - P1)Q0 is a net benefit which is included in the efficiency net benefits When the fall in price does not represent a fall in cost, one group is better off (consumers) and another group is worse...
... Valuing Traded and Non-traded Goods in Social Benefit- Cost Analysis When we a benefit- cost analysis, we have to value a range of commodities which ... opportunity cost of the project is unit of food and the benefit is 0.5 units of clothing The project breaks even because the benefit (0.5 units of clothing) has the same value as the cost (1 unit ... wage (i.e the opportunity cost of kina worth of labour is kina) Perform a social benefitcost analysis of this project, using the UNIDO and LM methods Figure 8.2 The UNIDO and LM Approaches to Project...
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... valuable and much appreciated Thanks also to Robert and Joan Leonard, and Gail Friedlander, for reading parts of the m anuscript And finally, a special thanks to Durf, partner extraordinare, and ... distributed from otherretirement plans These are called rollover IRAs Still others, such as SEPs and SIMPLE IRAs, are technically IRAs even though their rules 1/10 IRAs, 401(k)s & OtherRetirement ... I/ IRAs, 401(k)s & OtherRetirement Plans •What happens to my retirement plan when I die? (See Chapters and 8.) • Can my spouse roll over my IRA when I die? (See Chapters and 8.) •What about...
... for GE, and most stock options at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), is $100 Therefore, the cost of the April 18.00 call, and your maximum risk, would be 0.58 × $100 = $58.00 In other words, ... flexible and limiting approach to risk that makes options trading appropriate to many different kinds of investors 3 Pricing and behaviour Now that you understand the nature of calls and puts, ... much higher, but this example can still be applied to it andother options products 3 Pricing and behaviour 29 Interest rates, dividends and margin versus cash payment It is best to check with...
... Volatility and pricing models 43 Comparing historical and implied volatility Historical and implied volatility move in tandem; they seldom coincide Figure 4.4 compares the historical and implied ... floor and wedged my way into the crowd, and I waited, knowing that I was covered The bell sounded and the shouting began, and after a few brief stops the FTSE landed at 4400 The traders who were short ... departed some time ago, and the next bus arrives at the stop just as you At other times, you just miss the bus, and you need to wait longer than usual 4 Volatility and pricing models 39 Unfortunately,...
... December 420 call and the December 340 put Here, the break-even levels are 423.13 and 336.88 This position is known as the strangle, and it is also discussed in Chapter 11 Positive and negative gamma ... addition, by spreading one option against the other, you are also spreading cost against cost, so if one option is dear, then it is financed by another that is dear You also minimise your exposure ... at 100 and with a potential 100 call or put priced at The following discussion becomes somewhat more advanced You may return to it later, or have a glance now 6 Gamma and theta Gamma and volatility...
... the less cost or income it has, and the less probability it has of becoming in-the-money 1×1s and volatility skews In the stock or bond markets, the out-of-the-money put spread often costs less ... long one 105 call and short two 115 calls, and if XYZ rallies to 115, then the solution is to buy one 125 call Likewise, if the spread is long one 95 put and short two 85 puts, and if XYZ breaks ... is at 100, instead of placing your call ladder at 105, 110 and 115, you may place it at 105, 110 and 120 The second spread costs more and therefore has less profit potential, but it has less risk...
... historical and implied volatility, and high historical and implied volatility O Stationary means decreasing absolute price movement, low absolute price movement, decreasing historical and implied ... volatility, and low historical and implied volatility Spreads for volatile markets, such as the long straddle, profit from increased volatility, both historical and implied They incur a cost from ... simultaneous purchase the 100 call and the 100 put in the same transacof the at-the-money tion The maximum risk of the spread is its cost, call and put 11 Volatility spreads and the potential return...
... investor, and to improve liquidity and price discovery If and when the FTSE reaches this level again The point is to use butterflies and condors when options premiums are expensive 13 Butterflies and ... spreads and put spreads Volatility, days until expiration, and butterflies and condors Likewise when volatilities are high, you can often find inexpensive adjacent strike butterflies and condors, ... Chapter 21 on synthetics.) So why bother with the complications? Make it simple: if you want to buy stock and write the call, and if there are no dividends involved, and if you’re a short-term investor,...
... put buying opportunity, and demand remains strong This can be nerve-racking for put sellers, and they feel like sitting ducks Often the market retraces and stabilises, and time decay begins to ... either with the underlying or with other options If the underlying or the other options contracts are not liquid, then the options 19 Options talk 3: troubleshooting and common problems market-makers ... 95 calls with 180 DTE, and place the remainder in a six-month cash deposit Your expenditure and cash deposit break down accordingly: Amount to invest: $95 × 500 = $47,500 Cost of options: $10 ×...
... classic risk problems and classic options problems, and unless future players understand the trade-off between long-term risk and shortterm profit, they will happen again and again Congratulations ... what options are and what they You also know how to create spreads, and you have a basic understanding of volatility Most importantly, you have an understanding of risk You understand how the variables ... Only firms that trade in large size and that benefit from low costs can take advantage of this opportunity, and most often they prefer to borrow and lend in the cash markets 23 Conclusions Recent...
... volatility, and that they may be overvalued Another possibility is that the options are anticipating a near-term increase in the historical volatility, and if so, they are correctly valued Questions and ... On the other hand, the implied volatility is at an exceptionally high level and it may average down during the next few days You may not want to buy these options because of their high cost, but ... economical, and you don’t mind raising your lower break-even level i) What is the cost of the January 460–420–390 broken put ladder in ticks and in sterling? ii) What is the upper break-even level? Another...
... Project analysis: all benefits and costs evaluated at market prices • Private analysis: benefits and costs to the private equity holder • Efficiency analysis: all benefits and costs evaluated at ... internal consistency - transparency of project data and assumptions What is the standard methodology? Figure 1.1: The “With and Without” Approach to Cost -Benefit Analysis Decision Undertake the Project ... Benefit- Cost Analysis “A systematic framework for economic appraisal of proposed public and private projects from a public interest point of view” – based on Benefit- Cost Analysis:...
... and Non-Referent Group Net Benefits Distribution of Project Benefits A (referent group net benefits) i Government ii Local Private firm B (non-referent group net benefits) i Lenders (eg foreign ... Changes in working capital appear under investment costs at the beginning and end of the project (See table 4.4) • Interest on debt excluded from cost to avoid double counting Debt Financing Cash ... change the IRR on equity, given the Project IRR and IRR on debt An Example of Gearing • Assume debt:equity is $60:$40 • Assume Project IRR = 10%, and, cost of debt = 5% – What is the IRR on equity?...
... determine the exact moment when to pick a crop , we have to consider the idea of maturity The postharvest behavior of a commodity depends on the stage of maturity when it was harvested Maturity...
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