nents pair off. Some traders spend the best part of their youth trying to trade these small price discrepancies, and it is good for the rest of us that they do so. Their form of trading is called arbitrage.SPZP/L1140.70Long 1140 putLong futuresLong futuresShort 1140 callFigure 22.1 SPZ[r]
I have personal opinions on the reasons for volatility skews. A skew is a function of variations in implied volatility. Like the implied, it indicates market expectations for the near-term level of the historical volatility. It therefore indicates what the market e[r]
Consider also that the risk/return potential is opposite. The seller’s poten-tial return is the premium collected, 4. His potential risk is the profit given up, or the unlimited loss, if XYZ rises above 104.The advantage for the call seller who owns XYZ is t[r]
nents pair off. Some traders spend the best part of their youth trying to trade these small price discrepancies, and it is good for the rest of us that they do so. Their form of trading is called arbitrage.SPZP/L1140.70Long 1140 putLong futuresLong futuresShort 1140 callFigure 22.1 SPZ[r]
306 GlossaryParity An in-the-money option with no time premium that consequently has a 100 per cent correlation with the underlying.Pin risk The risk of an underlying closing exactly at the options strike price at expiration. The risk lies primarily <[r]
greater at an additional cost of 3.5. Questions and answers 291Chapter 14 questions1 Your shares in Intel have performed well in the past, but now, with the pos-sibility of a global recession, Intel’s orders are down, and the stock is in a trading range. You are looking[r]
as an indicator, there’s not much difference between them. Personally, I think that there are more profitable ways of trading volatility than as a futures contract. You could trade straddles, strangles, butterflies and condors. But if trading the Vix suits your style, then go for it.Still,
The Black–Scholes options pricing model was the first to succeed. By itself it practically created an industry. It assumes that the option is held until expiration. This model is therefore appropriate for European-style options, but it is less appropriate for American-style options. Fo[r]
306 GlossaryParity An in-the-money option with no time premium that consequently has a 100 per cent correlation with the underlying.Pin risk The risk of an underlying closing exactly at the options strike price at expiration. The risk lies primarily <[r]
number of non-adjacent strikes. For example, if XYZ is at 100, a call ladder may have strike prices at 105, 110 and 115, or it may have strike prices at 105, 115 and 125. The second ladder costs more because the sum of the options sold is less. Its profit potential, however, is[r]
I have personal opinions on the reasons for volatility skews. A skew is a function of variations in implied volatility. Like the implied, it indicates market expectations for the near-term level of the historical volatility. It therefore indicates what the market e[r]
While he was on the plane, the market suddenly rallied, and he doubled his money. As usual, he was right.But when he arrived in Tokyo he unfortunately decided to hold his fly in the hope of getting time decay through a stationary market. After all, his view called for the[r]
Basic non-essentialsare in-the-money have early exercise premium, and the option that is deeper in-the-money has more. Most often, the in-the money put will have extra value because it contains the right to exercise to cash.Early exercise premium raises
ten times as much wit to keep it.—Nathan Mayer RothschildTIMING IS NOTHINGIn an ideal world, the intelligent investor would hold stocks only whenthey are cheap and sell them when they become overpriced, thenduck into the bunker of bonds and cash until stocks again becomecheap en[r]
I can’t imagine where I would be if I hadn’t taken those rst steps to post an idea. I’ve been very lucky that there have been readers of DesignNotes that have turned into friends and it’s been a great resource to bounce ideas off of.I DO IT BECAUSE I CAN The fact that it is so insanely easy to be a[r]
In the end, the central government, with its power of taxation, rescued him and his firm.The lesson is that the market punishes hubris. So beware of reading this book: it may lead to you being fired.One thing they all had in common: they cut costs while increasing risk. I[r]
and education. The opinions may or may not be helpful, but the experiences andeducation could be of assistance to you while in the process of learning.Listening and heeding advice can sometimes help you to avoid mistakes thatothers have made, however, it can also mislead you int[r]
and education. The opinions may or may not be helpful, but the experiences andeducation could be of assistance to you while in the process of learning.Listening and heeding advice can sometimes help you to avoid mistakes thatothers have made, however, it can also mislead you int[r]
attention to current market indices, which may give an indication in whichdirection the breezing market may blow next. A few of the most popular indicesare the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial, and the NASDAQ Composite.The quick delivery of news is essential a[r]