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A technique for calculating termination payments on a prematurely ended swap. Termination payments are used to compensate the party who did not cause the swap to end early for its financial loss. B[阅读全文:]
摘要: The advance purchase of a put or call option with a strike price that will be determined at a later date, typically when the option becomes active. A forward start option becomes active at a specified[阅读全文:]
摘要: A swap agreement created through the synthesis of two swaps differing in duration for the purpose of fulfilling the specific time-frame needs of an investor. Also referred to as a "forward start swap[阅读全文:]
摘要: The premium charged upon the initial purchase of a compound option.
In other words, the front fee is what it costs to acquire a compound option. If the compound option is exercised, a se[阅读全文:]
摘要: A cost effective strategy designed to limit the costs associated with exercising a call option. When a European call option is purchased, the present value of the strike price is invested in a risk-fr[阅读全文:]
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A risk-mitigating investment strategy that utilizes options to limit the possible range of returns. To employ a fence, the investor purchases a security (a long position), a long put with a strike [阅读全文:]
摘要: A practice where option holders fraudulently claim to have exercised their call options at a specific time in the past, where in reality, the options were exercised much later. Exercise backdating is [阅读全文:]
摘要: A restriction on the amount of option contracts of a single class that any one person or company can exercise within a fixed time period (usually a period of five business days). This limit is in plac[阅读全文:]
摘要: The price at which the underlying security can be purchased (call option) or sold (put option). The exercise price is determined at the time the option contract is formed.
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摘要: An embedded option within a project that allows the firm abort their operations at little or no cost. An exit option can typically only be exercised after key developments have occurred within the pro[阅读全文:]