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This document discusses option Greeks, which are measures of how the price of an option changes in response to changes in other variables such as the price of the underlying asset, volatility, and time to expiration. It defines the key Greeks - delta, gamma, theta, and vega - and provides formulas for calculating each one. It also discusses how understanding Greeks allows options traders to hedge positions against risks and maintain delta neutrality.
Delta measures the change in a portfolio based on the change in the price of the underlying asset. Gamma measures the rate of change of delta based on price changes. Vega measures the change in value based on changes in volatility. Theta measures the daily time-based decay in value. Rho measures the change in value due to interest rate changes. Delta hedging involves buying and selling the underlying asset to maintain a delta-neutral position as the delta changes over time. Gamma and vega hedging require taking positions in options or other derivatives. Traders aim to keep their portfolios delta-neutral daily and control gamma and vega within risk limits.
The document discusses various options strategies and their payoffs:
- Covered calls involve buying a stock and writing a call on it. This limits upside gains in exchange for receiving the premium to reduce risk.
- Protective puts involve buying a stock and purchasing a put on it. This protects against stock price declines by ensuring a minimum sale price while allowing participation in upside gains.
- Straddles involve buying both a put and call with the same strike price. This bets that the stock will move substantially in either direction.
- Spreads, like vertical spreads, involve buying and selling options of the same type but different strike prices or expiration dates to limit risk and gain from smaller stock movements.
The document discusses the determinants of option price and the Greeks - Delta, Gamma, Vega, Theta, and Rho. It explains that these Greeks measure how sensitive an option's price is to changes in the underlying asset's price, volatility, time to expiration, and interest rates. Specifically, Delta measures change in option price for a $1 change in the underlying, Gamma measures rate of change of Delta, Vega measures change for a 1% volatility change, Theta measures daily time decay, and Rho measures change for a 1% interest rate change. Understanding how the Greeks change is important for risk management and making informed options trading decisions.
The document summarizes the history and types of derivatives in India. It discusses:
- Futures trading began in India in 1875 through the Bombay Cotton trade association. The government later banned some derivatives until 1995-1999 when regulations were amended.
- Derivatives include futures, forwards, swaps, and options, whose values are derived from underlying assets. Common underlying assets include commodities, currencies, interest rates and stocks.
- The main purpose of derivatives is to transfer risk from one party to another through hedging. This allows farmers, for example, to guarantee prices and encourage investment.
The document discusses various types of options strategies that can be used in the stock market. It defines call and put options and provides examples. It also explains covered calls, bull spreads, bear spreads, butterfly spreads, and calendar spreads as options strategies. Bull spreads profit if the underlying stock rises, while bear spreads profit if the stock falls. Butterfly spreads seek limited profit from little price movement. Calendar spreads involve options of the same stock but different expiration months, aiming to profit from time decay of nearer dated options.
Options are a type of derivative security. They are a derivative because the price of an option is intrinsically linked to the price of something else. Specifically, options are contracts that grant the right, but not the obligation to buy or sell an underlying asset at a set price on or before a certain date. The right to buy is called a call option and the right to sell is a put option. People somewhat familiar with derivatives may not see an obvious difference between this definition and what a future or forward contract does. The answer is that futures or forwards confer both the right and obligation to buy or sell at some point in the future. For example, somebody short a futures contract for cattle is obliged to deliver physical cows to a buyer unless they close out their positions before expiration. An options contract does not carry the same obligation, which is precisely why it is called an “option.”
This document provides an overview of options strategies. It defines derivatives and describes how they derive value from underlying assets. Common types of derivatives are discussed including futures and options. Basic option positions like calls and puts are explained. Popular options strategies like bull call spreads, bear put spreads, and butterfly spreads are defined and examples are provided to illustrate how the payoffs work. Long straddles and short straddles are also introduced as strategies used when volatility is expected to increase or decrease. Key option terms are defined throughout like premium, strike price, expiration date, and different option types.
This document discusses option Greeks, which are measures of how the price of an option changes in response to changes in other variables such as the price of the underlying asset, volatility, and time to expiration. It defines the key Greeks - delta, gamma, theta, and vega - and provides formulas for calculating each one. It also discusses how understanding Greeks allows options traders to hedge positions against risks and maintain delta neutrality.
Delta measures the change in a portfolio based on the change in the price of the underlying asset. Gamma measures the rate of change of delta based on price changes. Vega measures the change in value based on changes in volatility. Theta measures the daily time-based decay in value. Rho measures the change in value due to interest rate changes. Delta hedging involves buying and selling the underlying asset to maintain a delta-neutral position as the delta changes over time. Gamma and vega hedging require taking positions in options or other derivatives. Traders aim to keep their portfolios delta-neutral daily and control gamma and vega within risk limits.
The document discusses various options strategies and their payoffs:
- Covered calls involve buying a stock and writing a call on it. This limits upside gains in exchange for receiving the premium to reduce risk.
- Protective puts involve buying a stock and purchasing a put on it. This protects against stock price declines by ensuring a minimum sale price while allowing participation in upside gains.
- Straddles involve buying both a put and call with the same strike price. This bets that the stock will move substantially in either direction.
- Spreads, like vertical spreads, involve buying and selling options of the same type but different strike prices or expiration dates to limit risk and gain from smaller stock movements.
The document discusses the determinants of option price and the Greeks - Delta, Gamma, Vega, Theta, and Rho. It explains that these Greeks measure how sensitive an option's price is to changes in the underlying asset's price, volatility, time to expiration, and interest rates. Specifically, Delta measures change in option price for a $1 change in the underlying, Gamma measures rate of change of Delta, Vega measures change for a 1% volatility change, Theta measures daily time decay, and Rho measures change for a 1% interest rate change. Understanding how the Greeks change is important for risk management and making informed options trading decisions.
The document summarizes the history and types of derivatives in India. It discusses:
- Futures trading began in India in 1875 through the Bombay Cotton trade association. The government later banned some derivatives until 1995-1999 when regulations were amended.
- Derivatives include futures, forwards, swaps, and options, whose values are derived from underlying assets. Common underlying assets include commodities, currencies, interest rates and stocks.
- The main purpose of derivatives is to transfer risk from one party to another through hedging. This allows farmers, for example, to guarantee prices and encourage investment.
The document discusses various types of options strategies that can be used in the stock market. It defines call and put options and provides examples. It also explains covered calls, bull spreads, bear spreads, butterfly spreads, and calendar spreads as options strategies. Bull spreads profit if the underlying stock rises, while bear spreads profit if the stock falls. Butterfly spreads seek limited profit from little price movement. Calendar spreads involve options of the same stock but different expiration months, aiming to profit from time decay of nearer dated options.
Options are a type of derivative security. They are a derivative because the price of an option is intrinsically linked to the price of something else. Specifically, options are contracts that grant the right, but not the obligation to buy or sell an underlying asset at a set price on or before a certain date. The right to buy is called a call option and the right to sell is a put option. People somewhat familiar with derivatives may not see an obvious difference between this definition and what a future or forward contract does. The answer is that futures or forwards confer both the right and obligation to buy or sell at some point in the future. For example, somebody short a futures contract for cattle is obliged to deliver physical cows to a buyer unless they close out their positions before expiration. An options contract does not carry the same obligation, which is precisely why it is called an “option.”
This document provides an overview of options strategies. It defines derivatives and describes how they derive value from underlying assets. Common types of derivatives are discussed including futures and options. Basic option positions like calls and puts are explained. Popular options strategies like bull call spreads, bear put spreads, and butterfly spreads are defined and examples are provided to illustrate how the payoffs work. Long straddles and short straddles are also introduced as strategies used when volatility is expected to increase or decrease. Key option terms are defined throughout like premium, strike price, expiration date, and different option types.
An index option is a financial derivative that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a basket of stocks, such as the S&P 500, at an agreed-upon price before a certain date. Index options are similar to other options contracts except the underlying instruments are indexes rather than individual stocks. Options contracts, including index options, allow investors to profit from an expected market move or reduce risk.
This document provides an introduction to option contracts, including definitions, key features, advantages and disadvantages, and types of options. It discusses call and put options, as well as European and American options. Key terminology for options like long, short, strike price, in-the-money, out-of-the-money, and at-the-money are also explained. The document is intended to provide a basic understanding of stock options and how they can be used.
The document provides an introduction to option Greeks, which are sensitivities of an option's price to different variables. It defines several Greeks including:
- Delta - Sensitivity to changes in the underlying asset price
- Gamma - Sensitivity of delta to changes in the underlying price
- Theta - Sensitivity to the passage of time until expiration
- Vega - Sensitivity to changes in volatility
- Rho - Sensitivity to changes in interest rates
It provides examples of how to calculate these Greeks and explains their characteristics, such as gamma being highest for at-the-money options and theta increasing as expiration approaches. The document is an educational guide for traders to understand the risks associated with different option positions based on movements in the variables that
Options contract on indian derivative marketRitesh Sethi
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The document discusses various types of derivative contracts such as forward contracts, future contracts, and options contracts. It provides details about call and put options, terminology used in options trading such as exercise price, premium, spot price, etc. It explains the characteristics of American and European style options. Various option strategies are discussed along with factors affecting option premiums. The document also discusses order types and conditions in derivatives trading.
1) Buying call options allows investors to speculate on a rise in the price of the underlying stock or manage risk. The buyer pays a premium for the right to purchase the stock at a set strike price.
2) Strategy #1 involves buying calls to speculate, paying $1,000 in premiums for calls with a $55 strike price hoping to sell them at a profit if the stock rises above $55 before expiration.
3) Strategy #2 involves buying calls to manage risk, protecting a fund manager's planned stock purchase from increases above the $55 strike price before receiving funds in December.
There are three main types of traders in futures markets - hedgers who seek to reduce risk, speculators who take on risk in hopes of profiting from price movements, and arbitrageurs who exploit temporary mispricings across related markets. Futures contracts are standardized to specify the deliverable asset, amount, location, and timing of delivery. Daily mark-to-market and margin adjustments help minimize the risk of default on futures positions.
The document provides an overview of derivatives, including what they are, how they have grown, and the main types. Derivatives derive their value from underlying assets and are used to hedge risk. They have grown with increased globalization and complex risk management needs. The main types discussed are forwards, futures, and options. Examples are given showing how companies can use derivatives like futures and options to hedge risks from interest rate, exchange rate, stock price, and commodity price fluctuations.
Options Presentation Introduction to Corporate Financemuratcoskun
This document provides an introduction to corporate finance options, including:
1. A brief history of options and their evolution over time from ancient Greece to modern markets.
2. An overview of the key characteristics of options contracts, including the types of options (calls, puts), how they are valued, and common strategies (bullish, bearish, neutral).
3. Examples of how options work from the perspective of buyers and sellers, including payoffs and breakeven points. Valuation methods like the binomial tree approach are also introduced.
The document discusses India VIX, which is India's volatility index that measures market expectations of near-term volatility in the Nifty stock index prices. The India VIX is computed based on Nifty option prices, with higher values indicating higher expected volatility. NSE plans to introduce derivatives based on the India VIX. The document also provides historical India VIX rates and their relationship to movements in the Nifty 50 index.
The document discusses various options trading strategies including bull call spread, bear put spread, straddle, strangle, covered call, protective put, and calendar spread. For each strategy, it provides details on when to use it, the associated risks and rewards, and break-even points. Worked examples with numerical values are given to illustrate how to implement the strategies and analyze their potential payoffs.
The document discusses Value at Risk (VaR), a metric used to measure and manage financial risk. It provides an introduction to VaR and outlines several key concepts, including: reasons for VaR's widespread adoption; calculating VaR for single and multiple assets; assumptions underlying VaR calculations; and approaches to estimating VaR for linear and non-linear derivatives. It also covers converting daily VaR to other time periods, factors affecting portfolio risk, and stress testing as a complement to VaR analysis.
An options contract gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specified strike price on or before the expiration date. There are call and put options. A call option allows buying the asset, while a put option allows selling the asset. The buyer pays a premium to the seller for this right. The profit/loss of the buyer and seller depends on whether the option expires in or out of the money. The buyer's potential profit is unlimited but their loss is limited to the premium paid, whereas for the seller the potential loss is unlimited but profit is limited to the premium received.
The document provides an overview of interest rate swaps, caps, and floors. It defines what an interest rate swap is, how swap terms are quoted in the market, and how the swap rate is calculated. It also explains how swaps can be used by institutional investors for asset/liability management and risk management. Additionally, it describes what swaption, rate caps, and floors are and how they can be used. The learning objectives are to understand these various derivative instruments and how they work.
The document discusses various types of orders that can be placed for trading stocks, including:
1) Market orders that are executed immediately at the current market price;
2) Price-contingent orders like limit orders that are executed only if a stock reaches a specified price, and stop orders that are executed if a stock falls below or rises above a price limit.
It provides examples of limit buy and sell orders, as well as stop-loss and stop-buy orders, and explains how these conditional orders work. A matrix is also included that organizes the different types of trades based on the price condition and trading action.
Derivatives derive their value from underlying assets such as stocks, commodities, currencies, and bonds. The main types of derivatives are forwards, futures, and options. Forwards involve an obligation for both parties to fulfill the contract terms at a future date. Futures are standardized contracts traded on an exchange with high liquidity. Options confer the right but not obligation to buy or sell the underlying asset at a strike price by an expiry date. Key participants in derivatives markets include speculators, hedgers, and arbitrageurs. Common derivatives strategies involve futures arbitrage, hedging, and using options spreads. Greeks like delta and gamma help analyze how option prices change with movements in the underlying asset.
Conference on Option Trading Techniques - Option Trading StrategiesQuantInsti
This presentation was delivered by QuantInsti founders Rajib Ranjan Borah & Nitesh Khandelwal at a conference on 'Options Trading Techniques' organized in Bangkok on 6-October-2014. This event was organized by 'Stock Exchange of Thailand', ' Thailand Futures Exchange', 'FlexTrade' and supported by 'QuantInsti'.
The presentation looks at various categories of strategies that could be traded using options - for e.g. usage of option derivatives as a methodology to express viewpoint on volatility, correlation between index components, etc, etc.
This presentation was a part of a series of presentations delivered by Rajib Ranjan Borah and Nitesh Khandelwal to a gathering of around 150 Thai traders. The rest of the presentations in the conference included the following topics:
i) Option Derivative Fundamentals
ii) Option Trading Strategies
iii) Managing Option Portfolios - lower and higher order derivatives
iv) Global Option Trading Landscapes
The document provides an overview of technical analysis and various techniques for determining market trends and identifying trading opportunities, including trend lines, psychological levels, moving averages, Bollinger Bands, MACD, and stochastic. Examples are given for each technique that illustrate how to determine the market bias, establish entry and exit criteria, and design trading strategies around supports and resistances. Technical analysis techniques are presented as educational tools and there is no guarantee they will result in profits.
Margin buying allows investors to purchase stocks with money borrowed from a broker, using the stocks themselves as collateral. By putting down only a small initial investment and borrowing the rest, margin buying enables investors to control a larger position in a stock and potentially earn higher returns. However, it also increases the risk of larger losses if the stock moves against the investor's position. An example shows how margin buying could allow tripling an initial $25 investment by purchasing $100 worth of stock, but it also increases the potential downside risk and interest owed to the broker.
The document provides an overview of options, including calls and puts, strike prices, volatility, and Greeks. It defines an option as a contract that gives the buyer the right to buy or sell an asset by a certain date. Calls provide the right to buy and benefit from rising prices, while puts provide the right to sell and benefit from falling prices. The strike price is the price at which the underlying can be bought or sold. Options are in-the-money, out-of-the-money, or at-the-money depending on the relationship between the strike price and current underlying price. Volatility and Greeks like delta, gamma, theta, and vega are important factors in option pricing and the document provides definitions
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An index option is a financial derivative that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a basket of stocks, such as the S&P 500, at an agreed-upon price before a certain date. Index options are similar to other options contracts except the underlying instruments are indexes rather than individual stocks. Options contracts, including index options, allow investors to profit from an expected market move or reduce risk.
This document provides an introduction to option contracts, including definitions, key features, advantages and disadvantages, and types of options. It discusses call and put options, as well as European and American options. Key terminology for options like long, short, strike price, in-the-money, out-of-the-money, and at-the-money are also explained. The document is intended to provide a basic understanding of stock options and how they can be used.
The document provides an introduction to option Greeks, which are sensitivities of an option's price to different variables. It defines several Greeks including:
- Delta - Sensitivity to changes in the underlying asset price
- Gamma - Sensitivity of delta to changes in the underlying price
- Theta - Sensitivity to the passage of time until expiration
- Vega - Sensitivity to changes in volatility
- Rho - Sensitivity to changes in interest rates
It provides examples of how to calculate these Greeks and explains their characteristics, such as gamma being highest for at-the-money options and theta increasing as expiration approaches. The document is an educational guide for traders to understand the risks associated with different option positions based on movements in the variables that
Options contract on indian derivative marketRitesh Sethi
This PPT is helpful for the student who is doing MBA in finance extreme.
it is just small help from my side in future also i will be uploading these type of PPT'S.
Thank You
Ritesh Sethi
The document discusses various types of derivative contracts such as forward contracts, future contracts, and options contracts. It provides details about call and put options, terminology used in options trading such as exercise price, premium, spot price, etc. It explains the characteristics of American and European style options. Various option strategies are discussed along with factors affecting option premiums. The document also discusses order types and conditions in derivatives trading.
1) Buying call options allows investors to speculate on a rise in the price of the underlying stock or manage risk. The buyer pays a premium for the right to purchase the stock at a set strike price.
2) Strategy #1 involves buying calls to speculate, paying $1,000 in premiums for calls with a $55 strike price hoping to sell them at a profit if the stock rises above $55 before expiration.
3) Strategy #2 involves buying calls to manage risk, protecting a fund manager's planned stock purchase from increases above the $55 strike price before receiving funds in December.
There are three main types of traders in futures markets - hedgers who seek to reduce risk, speculators who take on risk in hopes of profiting from price movements, and arbitrageurs who exploit temporary mispricings across related markets. Futures contracts are standardized to specify the deliverable asset, amount, location, and timing of delivery. Daily mark-to-market and margin adjustments help minimize the risk of default on futures positions.
The document provides an overview of derivatives, including what they are, how they have grown, and the main types. Derivatives derive their value from underlying assets and are used to hedge risk. They have grown with increased globalization and complex risk management needs. The main types discussed are forwards, futures, and options. Examples are given showing how companies can use derivatives like futures and options to hedge risks from interest rate, exchange rate, stock price, and commodity price fluctuations.
Options Presentation Introduction to Corporate Financemuratcoskun
This document provides an introduction to corporate finance options, including:
1. A brief history of options and their evolution over time from ancient Greece to modern markets.
2. An overview of the key characteristics of options contracts, including the types of options (calls, puts), how they are valued, and common strategies (bullish, bearish, neutral).
3. Examples of how options work from the perspective of buyers and sellers, including payoffs and breakeven points. Valuation methods like the binomial tree approach are also introduced.
The document discusses India VIX, which is India's volatility index that measures market expectations of near-term volatility in the Nifty stock index prices. The India VIX is computed based on Nifty option prices, with higher values indicating higher expected volatility. NSE plans to introduce derivatives based on the India VIX. The document also provides historical India VIX rates and their relationship to movements in the Nifty 50 index.
The document discusses various options trading strategies including bull call spread, bear put spread, straddle, strangle, covered call, protective put, and calendar spread. For each strategy, it provides details on when to use it, the associated risks and rewards, and break-even points. Worked examples with numerical values are given to illustrate how to implement the strategies and analyze their potential payoffs.
The document discusses Value at Risk (VaR), a metric used to measure and manage financial risk. It provides an introduction to VaR and outlines several key concepts, including: reasons for VaR's widespread adoption; calculating VaR for single and multiple assets; assumptions underlying VaR calculations; and approaches to estimating VaR for linear and non-linear derivatives. It also covers converting daily VaR to other time periods, factors affecting portfolio risk, and stress testing as a complement to VaR analysis.
An options contract gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specified strike price on or before the expiration date. There are call and put options. A call option allows buying the asset, while a put option allows selling the asset. The buyer pays a premium to the seller for this right. The profit/loss of the buyer and seller depends on whether the option expires in or out of the money. The buyer's potential profit is unlimited but their loss is limited to the premium paid, whereas for the seller the potential loss is unlimited but profit is limited to the premium received.
The document provides an overview of interest rate swaps, caps, and floors. It defines what an interest rate swap is, how swap terms are quoted in the market, and how the swap rate is calculated. It also explains how swaps can be used by institutional investors for asset/liability management and risk management. Additionally, it describes what swaption, rate caps, and floors are and how they can be used. The learning objectives are to understand these various derivative instruments and how they work.
The document discusses various types of orders that can be placed for trading stocks, including:
1) Market orders that are executed immediately at the current market price;
2) Price-contingent orders like limit orders that are executed only if a stock reaches a specified price, and stop orders that are executed if a stock falls below or rises above a price limit.
It provides examples of limit buy and sell orders, as well as stop-loss and stop-buy orders, and explains how these conditional orders work. A matrix is also included that organizes the different types of trades based on the price condition and trading action.
Derivatives derive their value from underlying assets such as stocks, commodities, currencies, and bonds. The main types of derivatives are forwards, futures, and options. Forwards involve an obligation for both parties to fulfill the contract terms at a future date. Futures are standardized contracts traded on an exchange with high liquidity. Options confer the right but not obligation to buy or sell the underlying asset at a strike price by an expiry date. Key participants in derivatives markets include speculators, hedgers, and arbitrageurs. Common derivatives strategies involve futures arbitrage, hedging, and using options spreads. Greeks like delta and gamma help analyze how option prices change with movements in the underlying asset.
Conference on Option Trading Techniques - Option Trading StrategiesQuantInsti
This presentation was delivered by QuantInsti founders Rajib Ranjan Borah & Nitesh Khandelwal at a conference on 'Options Trading Techniques' organized in Bangkok on 6-October-2014. This event was organized by 'Stock Exchange of Thailand', ' Thailand Futures Exchange', 'FlexTrade' and supported by 'QuantInsti'.
The presentation looks at various categories of strategies that could be traded using options - for e.g. usage of option derivatives as a methodology to express viewpoint on volatility, correlation between index components, etc, etc.
This presentation was a part of a series of presentations delivered by Rajib Ranjan Borah and Nitesh Khandelwal to a gathering of around 150 Thai traders. The rest of the presentations in the conference included the following topics:
i) Option Derivative Fundamentals
ii) Option Trading Strategies
iii) Managing Option Portfolios - lower and higher order derivatives
iv) Global Option Trading Landscapes
The document provides an overview of technical analysis and various techniques for determining market trends and identifying trading opportunities, including trend lines, psychological levels, moving averages, Bollinger Bands, MACD, and stochastic. Examples are given for each technique that illustrate how to determine the market bias, establish entry and exit criteria, and design trading strategies around supports and resistances. Technical analysis techniques are presented as educational tools and there is no guarantee they will result in profits.
Margin buying allows investors to purchase stocks with money borrowed from a broker, using the stocks themselves as collateral. By putting down only a small initial investment and borrowing the rest, margin buying enables investors to control a larger position in a stock and potentially earn higher returns. However, it also increases the risk of larger losses if the stock moves against the investor's position. An example shows how margin buying could allow tripling an initial $25 investment by purchasing $100 worth of stock, but it also increases the potential downside risk and interest owed to the broker.
The document provides an overview of options, including calls and puts, strike prices, volatility, and Greeks. It defines an option as a contract that gives the buyer the right to buy or sell an asset by a certain date. Calls provide the right to buy and benefit from rising prices, while puts provide the right to sell and benefit from falling prices. The strike price is the price at which the underlying can be bought or sold. Options are in-the-money, out-of-the-money, or at-the-money depending on the relationship between the strike price and current underlying price. Volatility and Greeks like delta, gamma, theta, and vega are important factors in option pricing and the document provides definitions
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The document discusses using "The Greeks" to understand how options are affected by changes in underlying asset prices, implied volatility, and time. It defines the key Greeks - delta, gamma, theta, and vega - and explains how they measure an option's sensitivity to these factors. Delta measures sensitivity to asset price changes, gamma measures rate of delta change, theta measures time decay, and vega measures sensitivity to volatility changes. Understanding the Greeks helps options traders quantify and manage the risks of their positions.
Rho measures the sensitivity of an option's price to changes in interest rates. It represents the change in the option's price per one percentage point change in interest rates. Call options generally have positive rho, meaning their price increases with higher interest rates, while put options have negative rho and their price decreases with higher rates. Rho is usually a small number and has less influence on option prices than other Greeks like delta and gamma. The effect of interest rates is also greater for options with longer times to expiration, as it represents the cost of delaying payment.
Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is dependent on an underlying asset such as a commodity, currency, stock, bond, or market index. Common derivative products include forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Forwards involve a customized over-the-counter agreement to buy or sell an asset in the future at an agreed upon price, while futures trade on an exchange with standardized contracts. Options provide the right but not the obligation to buy or sell the underlying asset at a predetermined strike price by a specified date. The value of derivatives is influenced by factors like the price and volatility of the underlying asset.
This document discusses various Greek options and provides examples of how they work. It defines Delta as measuring how an option's price changes with the underlying security's price. Gamma represents the rate of change of Delta and indicates how Delta will change with price movements. Vega measures an option's sensitivity to changes in volatility, with higher Vega indicating greater sensitivity. Theta represents the daily time decay of an option's value as expiration approaches. Examples are given to illustrate how Delta, Gamma, Vega, and Theta are calculated and used in practice.
The document discusses strategic foreign exchange risk management. It defines strategic FX risk as transactional and profit/loss translation exposures with time horizons up to 10 years. Due to elasticities, options are best suited to hedge strategic risk. The behavior of strategic exposures can vary based on volumes and pricing. Hedging techniques should match the risk characteristics of the exposure using options' Greeks (delta, gamma, vega, theta) which measure sensitivity to spot rates, volatility, and time decay. Delta can hedge current exposure, gamma hedges elasticities, and vega hedges volatility risk.
The document defines derivatives and describes the key characteristics of different types of derivatives like forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It also discusses derivatives markets, types of traders, option strategies like covered calls and bull put spreads, and volatility strategies like straddles and strangles. The key details covered include how derivatives derive their value from underlying assets, the difference between exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives, Greeks like delta and gamma, and using different option positions for income generation or playing volatility.
The six primary factors that influence option prices are: (1) the underlying asset price, (2) volatility, (3) time until expiration, (4) strike price, (5) interest rates, and (6) dividends. Option prices increase when the underlying asset price increases, volatility increases, time until expiration increases, or the option becomes further in-the-money. Option prices decrease when the underlying asset price decreases, volatility decreases, time until expiration decreases, or the option becomes further out-of-the-money. Interest rates and dividends also impact option prices, but to a lesser extent.
The document discusses pricing of options. It defines what an option is, the two main types of options - calls and puts, and some key terminology used related to options. It then discusses the major factors that affect the pricing of an option, including the spot price of the underlying asset, time until expiration, volatility, distance between the strike price and spot price, and risk-free rate of return. The document also discusses intrinsic and time value that make up an option's premium price. It concludes by covering the Black-Scholes model for pricing options theoretically based on these factors.
The document discusses various financial instruments for hedging risks like interest rate, exchange rate, commodity price and quantity volatility. It describes forwards, futures, swaps and options contracts, how they can be used to hedge different types of risks, and their similarities and differences in terms of credit risk, standardization and cash flows.
The option's delta is the rate of change of the price of the option with respect to its underlying price. For more information visit this PPT or you can go through our website https://steadyoptions.com
Options are financial derivatives that provide the right, but not obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a predetermined price. There are two main types of options: calls, which give the right to buy, and puts, which give the right to sell. Options provide leverage, hedging opportunities, and profits with lower risk than buying the underlying asset. Key terms include strike price, expiration date, premium, open interest, in/out/at the money, implied volatility, and assignment. Greeks like delta, gamma, vega and theta measure how an option's price changes with the underlying asset price, volatility, and time. Implied volatility estimates future volatility based on option prices.
Here are the matches:
25.1 Interest-rate swap A
25.2 Currency swap B
25.3 Cross-currency basis swap C
25.4 Cross-currency coupon swap D
25.5 Equity swap E
A. Exchange of a fixed interest rate with a floating rate in the same currency
B. Exchange of a fixed with a floating interest rate in different currencies
C. Exchange of floating interest rates on different currencies
D. Exchange of fixed interest rate on different currencies
E. Exchange of the rate of return on an equity for a floating or fixed interest rate
This document provides an introduction and overview of derivatives, including their history, types, and uses. It discusses futures, forwards, and options contracts. Futures are exchange-traded standardized contracts that require daily margin payments and settlement. Forwards are over-the-counter customized contracts that involve credit risk. Options provide the right but not obligation to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specified price on or before expiration. The document defines call and put options and explores factors that influence option pricing.
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2. What is Vega ?
Options generally benefit from rising volatility, although
some options more than others.
Vega measures an option’s sensitivity to volatility – by how
many dollars the option premium will change if implied
volatility increases by one percentage point and other things
remain the same.
Vega is a ratio of price change (in dollars) to volatility change
(in percentage points) its units are dollars per percentage
point.
3. What is Vega ?
• Vega is the Greek that measures an option’s sensitivity to implied
volatility.
• It is the change in the option’s price for a one-point change in implied
volatility. Traders usually refer to the volatility without the decimal point.
• For example, volatility at 14% would commonly be referred to as “vol at
14.”
• Volatility should not be confused with Vega.
• Volatility is either the historical or expected bounciness of the underlying
future.
• Historical volatility is volatility in the past and is therefore known.
• Expected volatility is unknown volatility in the futures contract that feeds
into the option price as implied volatility.
4. Example - Vega
• Vega is the sensitivity of a particular option to changes in implied
volatility.
• For example, if the value of an option is 7.50, implied volatility is at 20
and the option has a Vega of .12.
• Assume that implied volatility moves from 20 to 21.5. This is a 1.5
volatility increase.
• The option price will increase by 1.5 x .12 = .18 to 7.68.
• Conversely, if volatility dropped from 20 to 18. This two-point decrease
times .12 equals .24, making the option premium 7.26.
• Vega is the highest when the underlying price is near the option’s strike
price. Vega declines as the option approaches expiration. The more time
to expiration, the more Vega in the option.
5. Vega Values
All options become more valuable when volatility rises. Therefore,
vega is positive for both calls and puts.
There is no theoretical upper limit on the values vega can reach.
Of the two components of option premium, volatility (and vega)
only affects time value; it has no effect on intrinsic value.
Therefore, as a rule of thumb, options with more time value have
higher vega.
Vega is negative for all short option positions. Positions in the
underlying security have zero vega.
6. Vega and Option Moneyness
At the money options have greatest time value and highest
vega. Options further away from the money to either side (in the
money, out of the money) have less time value and lower vega.
While at the money options have greatest vega in absolute
terms, out of the money options have greatest vega as
percentage of their total (intrinsic + time) value, as their
premium consists of time value only.
Longer term out of the money options can be good vehicles for
speculating on volatility (high vega for relatively low cost), with
relatively small exposure to direction (delta and gamma).
7. Vega and Time to Expiration
Longer dated options are more sensitive to volatility,
because over a longer time period, volatility has more time
to act in the option holder’s favor.
The more time to expiration, the higher vega.
As an option approaches expiration and loses time value, its
vega goes down.
8. Vega and Volatility
When implied volatility changes, vega itself can change.
Not so much for at the money options – their vega is relatively stable over a
wide range of volatility levels.
Options deeper in the money or further out of the money can have very low
vega when implied volatility is low (and their time value is near zero).
As volatility rises, their vega gradually increases, although it never exceeds the
vega of at the money options with the same expiration and underlying.
In other words, when volatility is high, the differences in vega across a wide
range of strikes are quite small (although at the money strikes still have
highest vega).
When volatility declines, the differences become much bigger, mainly due to
far out of the money and deep in the money strikes’ vega falling, while at the
money vega stays more or less the same.
9. Conclusion
• Vega measures how option price will change if implied volatility
rises by one percentage point.
• All options have positive vega – gain value with rising volatility.
• Vega is greatest at the money (but out of the money in percentage
terms).
• The more time to expiration, the higher vega.