European call option with strike price of K and maturity T and buys a put with the same strike price and maturity. Describe the investor’s position. The payoff to the investor is - max (ST - K ‚ 0) + max(K - ST‚ 0) This is K- ST in all circumstances. The investor’s position is the same as a short position in a forward contract with delivery price K. 8 .4.)Explain why brokers require margins when clients write options but not when they buy options? When an investor buys an option‚ cash must
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underlying asset. The underlying asset can be a stock‚ a stock index‚ a commodity or any other financial asset such as currencies‚ bonds and interest rates. The main function of the derivatives market is to provide financial investment instruments and provide for adequate coverage of risk management. Among the most popular underlying asset find the actions of the stock exchanges‚ currencies‚ stock indexes‚ the values of fixed income to commodities‚ and interest rates. Main features of financial derivatives
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M.Sc. Economics and Finance Dissertation INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY OF STOCK RETURNS Acknowledgements I would like to thank my supervisor Dr. Illias Tsiakas for his continued support and Encouragement. I would like to thank my father‚ mother and my sister for their tremendous support and understanding not only through the period of this thesis but for the period of the entire masters programme. In addition I would like to thank some of my friends who supported and encouraged me. Special thanks
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Workbook 2 (Valuation of Bonds and Shares) 1. Verbrugge Company has a level-coupon bond outstanding that pays coupon interest of $120 per year and has 10 years to maturity. The face value of the bond is $1‚000. If the yield for similar bonds is currently 14%‚ what is the bond ’s current market value? [Ans: $ 895.68] 2. For the Verbrugge Company bond described in Problem 1‚ find the bond ’s value if the yield for similar bonds decreases to 12%. [Ans: $ 1‚000] 3. For the Verbrugge Company
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Options & Futures I. Introduction to Derivatives Prof. Domenico Cuoco Term 5‚ 2013 What is a Derivative? Basic Types of Derivatives The Market for Derivatives Outline 1 What is a Derivative? 2 Basic Types of Derivatives 3 The Market for Derivatives Options & Futures‚ Prof. Domenico Cuoco‚ 2013 I. Introduction to Derivatives 2 What is a Derivative? Basic Types of Derivatives The Market for Derivatives What is a Derivative? Derivatives and Contingent
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Trading volatility is nothing new for option traders. Most option traders rely heavily on volatility information to choose their trades. For this reason‚ the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index‚ more commonly known by its ticker symbol VIX‚ has been a popular trading tool for option and equity traders since its introduction in 1993. Until recently‚ traders used regular equity or index options to trade volatility‚ but many quickly realized that this was not the best method. On Feb
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positively related to the price of a European call option on a stock? c. The volatility 5. When we talked about Vega hedging‚ if a portfolio has 1000 shares of SPY and 10 contracts of at-the-money December 2013 put option on SPY (and nothing else in the portfolio)‚ is the portfolio vega neutral? c. No‚ the portfolio can never be vega neutral. 6. Which of the following is not true? a. When a CBOE option on IBM is exercised‚ IBM issues more stock 7. Which of the following is not true? a.
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Option Valuation Chapter 21 Intrinsic and Time Value intrinsic value of in-the-money options = the payoff that could be obtained from the immediate exercise of the option for a call option: stock price – exercise price for a put option: exercise price – stock price the intrinsic value for out-the-money or at-themoney options is equal to 0 time value of an option = difference between actual call price and intrinsic value as time approaches expiration date‚ time value goes to zero 21-2
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We have all met successful leaders that we wondered what enabled them to be effective. Some were like diamonds‚ smooth and some are rough. Some are charming and some…..lets that leave it at that. However you see yourself‚ whatever your age may be‚ as soon as you are the one who makes decisions or exercises authority or make that exciting first hire‚ you have taken the first steps in becoming a powerful leader. While research suggests that the possession of certain traits alone does not
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Executive Summary Berkshire Hathaway has made a bid for the remaining portion of GEICO stock. This report reviews the offer initiated by Warren Buffett. The details of this report include: • Valuation of GEICO stock. The $70 offer made by Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway includes a 26% premium over the current GEICO stock price of $55.75. This report attempts to determine a range of appropriate stock prices for GEICO. Using the Gordon dividend discount model‚ along with historical dividend
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