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futures and options

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Currency options   show
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show Securities that derive their value in whole or in part by having a claim on the underlying common stock.  
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show The per-share price at which the common stock may be purchased from (in the case of a call) or sold to (in the case of a put) a writer.  
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show The date on which an option expires.  
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Financial futures   show
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show Agreement providing for the future exchange of a particular asset between buyer and seller at a specified date for a specified amount.  
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show The good faith (earnest money) deposit made by the buyer or seller to ensure the completion of a contract.  
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Hedge   show
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show The ratio of options written to shares of stock held long in a riskless portfolio.  
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Index arbitrage   show
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Interest rate options   show
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show The estimated or true value of a security as determined by an investor after examining a firm's underlying variables.  
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show A transaction where the asset is currently not held but futures are purchased to lock in current prices.  
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Long position   show
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Long-term options   show
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show All profits and losses on a contract are credited and debited to each investor's account every trading day.  
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show Liquidation of a futures position by an offsetting transaction—buyers sell their positions and sellers buy their positions prior to the settlement of the contract (delivery).  
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show The price paid by the option buyer to the seller (writer) of the option.  
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Options   show
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Portfolio insurance   show
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show A strategy involving the purchase of a put option as a supplement to a long position in an underlying asset.  
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Put   show
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Put-call parity   show
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show A corporate-created option to purchase a stated number of common shares at a specified price within a specified time (typically a few months).  
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Short hedge   show
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Short position   show
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Spread   show
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show Option contracts on a stock market index such as the S&P/TSE 60 Index.  
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show A combination of a put and a call on the same stock with the same exercise date and exercise price.  
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show A cash settled forward agreement with a series of predetermined payments.  
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show The difference between the intrinsic value of an option and its market price.  
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Warrants   show
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