摘要: A term for option contracts whose underlying securities are instruments other than equities.
Examples of non-equity options would include options on bonds, commodities, debt issues and foreign c[阅读全文:]
摘要: A measure of the change in an option's value with respect to the percentage change in the underlying price. The omega gives option investors an idea of how the option price and the stock price that u[阅读全文:]
摘要: 1. The total number of options and/or futures contracts that are not closed or delivered on a particular day.
2. The number of buy market orders before the stock market opens.
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摘要: The initial or primary transaction of an options contract. Rights for a buyer are created as is the obligation of the seller.
For example, by writing a call option, an investor is making[阅读全文:]
摘要: A way of quoting options prices through a list of all of the options for a given security.
For each underlying security, the option chain tells investors the various strike prices, expir[阅读全文:]
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A basic, standardized swap contract created by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association in the late 1980s. The standard agreement identifies the two parties entering the transaction; des[阅读全文:]
摘要: An option that can be exercised at different times during the life of the option. The various times set for exercise are written within the option and allow for flexibility for both the writer and hol[阅读全文:]
摘要: A type of option for which the underlying assets are Dow Jones Industrial Average futures contracts. The option has a 5 times multiplier, which means that each option contract on the index controls 5 [阅读全文:]