Unit 5: Other Investment Vehicles Flashcards
Options contracts are a type of _____ investment
derivative
A ____ is a contract that derives its value from an underlying asset. There are two parties to the contract: a buyer and a seller. The buyer has the right to take an action: to buy the underlying asset from or sell the asset to the seller.
derivative
Options contracts offer investors a means to _____ an investment’s value or speculate on the price movement of individual securities, markets, foreign currencies, and other instruments.
hedge, or protect,
An option is a _____ contract.
two-party
The amount paid for the contract when purchased, or received for the contract when it is sold, is called the _____.
contract premium
The buyer, who pays the premium for the contract, is often called the owner, the holder, or
the party who is _____ the contract.
long
The _____has the right to exercise the contract. _____ risk losing the premium paid for the contract if the option expires as worthless.
buyer, Buyers
Opening purchase»_space;» closing sale
Buyer
Opening sale ›»> closing purchase
Seller
The seller (writer of the contract) who receives the premium for the contract is called the writer or party who is _____ the contract.
short
____ can potentially profit by the amount of premium received for the contract if the option expires as worthless.
Seller
Buyer:
Purchaser or holder
Long
Pays premium Owns the right Is in control
Seller:
Writer
Short
Receives premium
Takes on obligation
There are two types of option contracts:
calls and puts.
there are four basic transactions available to an option investor:
Buy calls
Sell calls
Buy puts
Sell puts
An investor may ____ calls (go long) or ____ calls (go short).
buy or sell
_______ is when a call buyer owns the right to buy 100 shares of a specific stock at the strike price before the expiration if she chooses to exercise the contract. Therefore, a call buyer is a bullish investor (one who anticipates that the price of the underlying security will rise).
Long call (purchase)
___ is when a call writer (seller) has the obligation to sell 100 shares of a specific stock at the strike price fi the buyer exercises the contract. Therefore, a call writer is a bearish investor (one who anticipates that the price of the underlying security will fall).
Short call (sale).
An investor may ___ puts (go long) or ____ puts (go short).
buy or sell
____ is when A put buyer owns the right to sell 100 shares of a specific stock at the strike price before the expiration if she chooses to exercise the contract. Therefore, a put buyer is a bearish investor because she expects the price of the underlying security to fall.
Longput (purchase).
a put buyer is a _____ investor because she expects the price of the underlying security to fall while a a call buyer is a ____ investor (one who anticipates that the price of the underlying security will rise).
bearish
bullish
_____ is when a put writer (seller) has the obligation to buy 100 shares of a specific stock at the strike price if the buyer exercises the contract.
Short put (sale).
a put seller is a _____ investor because he wants the price of the underlying security to rise or remain unchanged while a a call writer is a ____ investor (one who anticipates that the price of the underlying security will fall)
bullish
bearish
A call _____ is a bullish investor because he wants the market to rise. The call is exercised only if the market price rises above the strike price.
call buyer
A call ____ is a bearish investor because he wants the market to fall (or remain unchanged). The contract is not exercised if the market price is below the strike price.
writer / seller
A put _____is a bearish investor because he wants the market to fall. The put is exercised only if the market price falls below the strike price.
buyer
A put ____ is a bullish investor because he wants the market to rise or remain unchanged. The contract is not exercised if the market price is above the strike price.
writer/seller
A call is _____ when the price of the stock exceeds the strike price of the call. A buyer will exercise calls that are in the money at expiration. Buyers want options to be in the money; sellers do not.
in the money
A call is ____ when the price of the stock equals the strike price of the call. A buyer will not exercise contracts that are at the money at expiration. Sellers
want at-the-money contracts at expiration; buyers do not. Sellers then keep the premium without obligations to perform.
at the money
A call is _____ when the price of the stock is lower than
the strike price of the call. A buver will not exercise calls that are out of the money at expiration. Sellers want contracts to be out of the money; buyersdo not. Sellers then keep the premium without obligations to perform.
out of the money
A call has intrinsic value when the market price of the stock is _____ the strike price of the call.
above
During the lifetime of an options contract, buyers want the contract to move ______; sellers want the contract to_____.
in the money
move out of the money.
A call or put option is at _____ when the premium equals the intrinsic value
parity
A put is ______ when the price of the stock is lower than the strike price of the put. A buyer will exercise puts that are in the money at expiration. Buyers want in-the-money contracts; sellers do not.
in the money
A put is _____ when the price of the stock is higher than the strike price of the put. A buyer will not exercise puts that are out of the money at expiration. Sellers want out-of-the-money contracts; buyers do not.
out of the money
. A put has intrinsic value when the market price of the stock is _____ the strike price ofthe put.
below
The basic formula for a premium is:
intrinsic value plus time value equals premium
(IV + TV = Pr).
There are two factors that affect time value: the amount of time to ______ and ______.
expiration and volatility
Breakeven=
Strike Price + the Premium
the potential market gains available to call buyers are _____ because there is no limit on how far a stock’s price can rise. In theory, it can rise to infinity; thus, the potential gain is unlimited.
unlimited
The most the call buyer can lose in market loss is the ____ paid. This will happen if the stock price is at or below the strike price of the option at expiration
premium
for calls, the BE is found by adding the strike price to the premium, but for the call _____, the contract is profitable below the BE.
seller
Breakeven Put Buyer:
Market gains Put Buyer:
Market losses Put Buyer:
BE Put Buyer: Strikeprice- premium
MG Put Buyer: Strike price- premium
ML Put Buyer: Premium
Break even Put Seller:
Market gains Put Seller:
Market losses Put Seller:
BE Put Seller: Strike price- premium
MG Put Seller: Premium
ML Put Seller: Strike price- premium
Breakeven Call Buyer:
Market gains Call Buyer:
Market losses Call Buyer:
BE Call Buyer: Strikeprice- premium
MG Call Buyer: Unlimited
ML Call Buyer: Premium
Break even Call Seller:
Market gains Call Seller:
Market losses Call Seller:
BE Call Seller: Strike price- premium
MG Call Seller: Premium
ML Call Seller: Unlimted
_______ function nearly the same as equity options. However, because the underlying instruments are not shares of stock, nonequity options have different contract sizes and delivery and exercise standards.
Nonequity (currency and index options)
Options on ______ allow investors to profit from the movements of markets or market segments and hedge against these market swings. They may be based on broad-based, narrow-based, or other indexes with a particular focus.
indexes
____ indexes reflect movement of the entire market and include the S&P 100 (OEX), S&P 500 (SPX), and the AMEX MajorMarket Index (XMI).
Broad-based
______ indexes track the movement of market segments in aspecific industry, such as technology or pharmaceuticals.
Narrow-based
When ______ options are exercised, their settlement price is based on the closing value of the index on the day of exercise, not the value at the time of exercise.
index
The exercise of an ____ option settles the next business day, whereas the exercise of an _____ option settles in two business days. With regard to trading
(i.e., buying or selling the contract), settlement is the next business day for both.
index
equity
Hedging a portfolio is an important use of index options. If a portfolio manager holds a diverse portfolio of equity, he can buy a put on the index to offset loss if the market value of the stocks falls. This use of index puts is known as _____
portfolio insurance.
Interest rate options are _____ based (i.e., they have a direct relationship to movements
in interest rates).
yield
All yield-based options are ____ style exercise. That is, they may be exercised only on expiration day.
European
If you are an exporter, you are concerned with the value of the foreign currency dropping, so buy ____.
If you are an importer, you are concerned with the value of the foreign currency rising, so buy ____.
puts
calls
EPIC!!!
An ______ option allows the owner of a contract to exercise any time before expiration.
American-style
Nearly al equity and equity index options are American style.
_____ options can be exercised only on expiration day.
European-style. Foreign currency and yield-based options are normally European style.
The option (insurance policy) _____ in value if the core stock moves in the wrong direction.
increases
Protective Puts: In order for the customer to break even on the position, the value of the stock the customer owns must rise above what he paid for the stock by enough to cover the cost of the option position.
The formula is as follows:
BE= stock price +premium
In order for the customer to break even on the position, the value of the stock the customer shorted must fall below what she paid for the stock by enough to cover thecost of the option position.
The formula is as follows:
BE = stock price - premium
______ may be used to protect against moves in a single stock, and ______options can provide protection against a drop in the market overall
options
index
There are two parts to protective puts and calls:
Core Position Hedge
Long stock -> Put option
Short stock ->Call optio