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DERIVATIVES
TOPICS:
OPTION MARKET & STRATEGIES
SUBMITTED BY :
RAKSHITHA V
TEJASWINI K
SHARATH KUMAR
NAVANEET
OPTION MARKETS
An option is a contract which gives the
buyer (the owner or holder of the option)
the right, but not the obligation, to buy or
sell and underlying asset or instruments at
a specified strike price on a specified date,
depending on the form of the options.
TERMINOLOGIES OF OPTION MARKET
Stock options
Buyer of an option
Writer of an option
Expiration date
Strike price
Exercising the option
Exercise price
In the money [ITM]
At the money[ATM]
Out of the money[OTM]
TYPES OF OPTION MARKET
Call option
Put option
American option
European option
What is hedging?
HEDGING IS A RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY USED IN
LIMITING OR OFFSETTING PROBABILITY OF LOSS
FROM FLUCTUATIONS IN THE PRICES OF
COMMODITIES, CURRENCIES, OR SECURITIES. IN
EFFECT, HEDGING IS A TRANSFER OF RISK WITHOUT
BUYING INSURANCE POLICIES.