摘要: A derivative security that gives the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specific price within a certain time frame. Warrants are often included in a new debt[阅读全文:]
摘要: An underlying option security is the financial instrument on which a derivative's (i.e., an option's) value is based – it provides the price that is used to determine the value of the derivati[阅读全文:]
摘要: 1. In derivatives, the security that must be delivered when a derivative contract, such as a put or call option, is exercised.
2. In equities, the common stock that must be delivered when a wa[阅读全文:]
摘要: 1. The condition of a call option when its strike price is higher than the market price of the underlying stock.
2. The condition of a put option when its strike price is lower than the market[阅读全文:]
摘要: A type of option that ceases to exist when the price of its underlying asset has reached a pre-specified price level.
This is a form of an exotic option. The prices of these options tend to be [阅读全文:]
摘要: An option strategy in which an investor holds a long position in the underlying asset and writes multiple call options at varying strike prices.
Variable ratio writes have limited profit poten[阅读全文:]
摘要: A method of managing risk in options trading by establishing a hedge against the implied volatility of the underlying asset. A vega neutral option position will be not be sensitive to volatility fluct[阅读全文:]
摘要: The amount that the price of an option changes compared to a 1% change in volatility.
Vega changes when there are large price movements in the underlying asset and vega falls as the opti[阅读全文:]
摘要: An options trading strategy with which a trader makes a simultaneous purchase and sale of two options of the same type that have the same expiration dates but different strike prices.
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摘要: A slang term used to describe a situation in which a company's executives accelerate the vesting of their employee stock options. Usually, accelerated vesting is preceded by a period of excessively h[阅读全文:]