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Bus 206 final
Bus 206 Final: chapter 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |