ch.10 Flashcards

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Derivative

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financial contact between 2 ppl whose value derived from/dependant on, value of another asset

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Underlying asset/security

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financial asset (stock, bond, currency, interest ratye, futures contract, equity index) or can be a real asset or commodity (crude oil, gold, wheat)

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2 types of derivatives

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  1. Options

2. Forwards

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Options

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contract between buyer and seller
§ Buyer of option has RIGHT , not obligation to buy/sell underlying asset in future at price agree today

Seller of option is OBLIGATED to complete transaction

§ Option gives owner right to buy-Call option

§ Right to sell- Put option

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forwards

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contracts between buyer/seller
§ Both OBLIGATED to trade underlying asset in future at price agreed on today

§ Neither party has given other any right, both MUST participate

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Forwards features

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○ No upfront money req

○ Both parties may make a “performance bond” “ good faith deposit”

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Options features

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○ Buyer makes pmt when contract drawn up- Premium

○ Premium gives buyer right to buy/sell asset at preset price before expires

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8
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exchg traded vs OTC derivatives– flexibility/standardization

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○ In OTC market, terms/conditions can be customzed for OTC.

○ Exchange traded derivatives, contracts are standardized, cannot customize

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excchag traded vs otc der.- privacyb

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○ OTC derivative transaction, neither public nor others know about transaction

Exchanges: all transactions recorded and known to public

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exchg traded vs OTC derivatives- Liquidity/offsetting

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Otc derivatives cannot be easily terminated or trf to other parties in secondary market

Exchange traded derivatives- can be terminated easily b/c standardizzed and public

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exchng traded vs OTC derivatives- Defaukt risk

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○ Downside b/c OTC private

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12
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default risk

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risk one person in contract cannot meet obligation

○ b/c of this risk, dealers do not deal w/ customers that are not credit worthy

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13
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Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corp (CDCC)

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responsible for clearing Montreal exchange futures, and option trades and ICE clear Canada clears ICE futures Canada trades

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exchg traded vs OTC derivatives- Regulation

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○ OTC contracts are private and exchange traded contracts public
○ OTC generally unregulated

exchg traded - regulated

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15
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types of underlying assets

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Commodities

financial assets

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Commodities

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• Commonly used by producers, merchandisers, processors of commodities to protect against fluctuating commodity prices (soy beans, crude oil, copper, gold)

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17
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Financials

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Equities
Interest rates
currencies

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18
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users of derivatives

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○ Individual Investors
○ Institutional investors
○ Businesses/Corporations

Derivatives dealers

use derivatives to speculate on price/value of underlying asset or to protect value of anticipated/existing position

19
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Individual investors

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Able to trade exchange traded derivatives only

active investors in exchnage traded options markets and futures market

Speculative strategies only in have high degree of risk tolerance, b/c potential large loss

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Institutional Investors

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  • Incl mutual fund managers, hedge fund managers, pension fund managers, insurance companies, etc
    • Use derivatives to speculate and risk management

other uses for derivatives

  • market entry/exit
  • yield enhancement
  • arbitrage
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Hedging

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attempt to eliminate/reduce risk of holding asset for future sale/anticiaptinf future purchase of asset

22
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market entry/exit

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quickly exiting/entering market in conventional way- buying/selling stocks- is expensive

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Yield enhancement

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investment strategy used to boost returns on underlying investment portfolio

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Arbitrage

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same asset/commodity traded in different prices in 2 separate markets

25
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What are options

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• Option is contract between 2 parties , buyer (long position/holder), and Seller (short position/writer)

  • Buyer has right , but not obligated
  • Seller OBLIGATED to sell
    • Gives holder right to buy, Writer obligation to sell= Call option
    • Gives holder right to sell, writer obligation to pay = put option
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Strike price (exercise price)

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price at which underlying asset can be purchased/sold in future

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Option premium

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to obtain right to buy/sell underlying asset, option buyers must pay sellers a fee

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expiration date

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expires at specific/ pre established dates

	○ Options listd with relativeley short terms (8mths or less)
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Trading unit

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describes size or amount of underlying asset represented by one option contract

Premium of option always listed on per unit basis

		§ To calculate total premium: premium quote X options trading unit
30
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American style options

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can be exercised at any time up to and incl expiration date

31
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European style options

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option can be exercised only on expiration date

32
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LEAPS (Long term equity AnticiPation Securities

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long term option contracts, offer same risks and reward as regular options

33
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Rights:

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privilege granted to existing shareholder to acquire additional shares directly from issuing company

• No cost for shareholders to acquire rights

Exercise price of right= subscription or offering price

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Record date

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to determine list of shareholder that will receive the rights

	○ c/s already in record books on record date receive rights
35
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Ex rights

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anyone buying shares at this time does not get the rights

36
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Cum rights

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-anyone who buys the stock entitled to receive rights if they hold sock until at least record date

Between day of announcement/record date and ex-rights date= Cum rights

37
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Rights holder 4 options

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○ Exercie some/all rights and acquire shares
○ Sell some/all rights
○ Buy more rights to trade, exercise later
○ Do nothing, rights expire– no benefit

38
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trading price of a right

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intrinsic value + Time value

39
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Intrinsic value of right during ex- right

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  • 2 business days before record date, shares trade ex rights
    • Intrinsic value of right during ex- right = S - X / n○ s= market price of stock
      ○ x= exercise/sub price of rights
      ○ n= number of rights needed to buy 1 share
40
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Intrinsic value of rights during cum right period

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• Intrinsic value of rights during cum right period=

s-x / n + i

41
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Regular delivery

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Canadian trading requires rights transaction be settled by 3rd business day after transaction

42
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Warrant

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security that gives holder the right to buy shares in company from issuer at set price for set period of time

  • • BUT warrants issued by company itslef (options issued by other investors)
43
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Intrinsic value

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amount by which market price of underlying C/S exceeds exercise price of the warrant

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Time value

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amount by which the market price of warrant exceeds intrinsic value