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Series 3 tm > Chapter 6 Commodity Futures Options and Commodity Futures Spreads > Flashcards

Chapter 6 Commodity Futures Options and Commodity Futures Spreads Flashcards

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Option Premium

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The amount the buyer pays the seller of the option for the contract

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Option Class

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Consists of all options of the same type for the same underlying futures contract. Example: All crude calls are one class and all crude puts are another

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Options series

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consists of only options of the same class with the same excercsie price and expirations. For example, all Crude June 50 calls would be one series of of options and all Crude June 55 calls would be another series.

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Buyer of options characteristics 6

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  • Known as Owner
  • Known as Long the option (put or call)
  • Has Rights
  • Objective is maximum speculative profit
  • Enters the contract with the opening purchase
  • Wants the option to exercise
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Sellers of options characteristics 6

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  • Known as Writer
  • Known as Short
  • Has Olbigations
  • Objective Premium Income
  • Enters the contract with an opening sale
  • Wants the option to expire
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What happens when an option is exercised?

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the buyer has elected to exercise their rights to buy or sell the futures contract, depending on the type of option involved. Exercising an option obligates the seller to perform under the contract.

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Possible outcomes of an option 4

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  • Exercised
  • Sold
  • Expire
  • Exercise Price
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What happens when an option is sold

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Most individual investors will elect to sell their rights to another investor rather than exercise their rights. The investor who buys the option from them will acquire all the rights of the original purchaser.

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What happens when an option expires

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The buyer has elected not to exercise their right and the seller of the option is relieved of their obligation to perform.

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Exercise Price

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The exercise price is the price at which an option buyer may buy or sell the underlying futures contract, depending on the type of option involved in the transaction.

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What is another name for exercise price

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Strike price

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How can the buyer of an option exit the position? 3

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  • A closing sale
  • Exercising the option
  • Allowing the option to expire
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How can a seller of an option exit or close out their position

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  • A closing purchase
  • Having the Option exercised or assigned to them
  • Allowing the option to expire
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Maximum Gain Long Calls

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Maximum gain is always unlimited

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MaxiMaximum loss long calls

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The amount paid for the premium is the maximum loss

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Determining the breakeven for long calls

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The futures contract must appreciate by enough to cover the cost of the investors option premium in order for them to break even at expiration

Breakeven= Strike price + Premium

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Maximum gain short calls

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always limited to the amount they received when they sold the calls

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Maximum loss short calls

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Unlimited since there is no limit to how high a futures contract price may rise.

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Breakeven for short calls

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Breakeven = Strike Price+ Premium

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Maximum Gain Long Puts

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Maximum Gain= Strike Price - Premium

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Maximum loss Long puts

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Unlimited because the futures may go up

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Breakeven point for long puts

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Breakeven= Strike price- premium

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Why would someone sell a put

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An investor who sells a put believes that the underlying futures contract price will rise and that they will be able to profit from a rise in the futures contract price by selling puts.
The may want to acquire the underlying contract at a cheaper price

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What is the obligation of a seller of a put if the buyer decides to exercise the option?

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Purchase the underlying futures contract.

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Maximum gain short puts

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the premium received when they sold

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Maximum loss short puts

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Maximum loss= strike price-premium

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Breakeven for short puts

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strike price- premium

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What is the premium?

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The Price of the options

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Factors that determine the value of an option (premium):5

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  • The relationship of the underlying futures contract price to the options strike price
  • The amount of time to expiration
  • The volatility of the underlying futures contract
  • Supply and demand
  • Interest rates
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In the money options

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Profitable for buyer
In the money call is greater than strike
In the money put is less than strike

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At the money options

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Both puts and calls are at the money when the price of the underlying futures contract equals the options exercise price

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Out of the money options

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A call is out of the money if futures are below strike price

A put is out of the money if futures are above strike price.

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What is an options total premium comprised of(2)

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Intrinsic value and time value

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Intrinsic value of an option

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is equal to the amount the option is in the money

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Time value of an option

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is the amount by which an options premium exceed intrinsic

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Time value

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is the amount by which an options premium exceeds its intrinsic value. it is the price an investor pays for the opportunity to exercise the option.

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Time value formula of a call options

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Time value = Premium- (price-strike)
EG 70 Call with a premium of 2 when the futures are trading at 70.5.
Time value= 1.5= 72-70.5

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Intrinsic value of an option calculation

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Difference of futures trading price and strike price.

eg. Crude June70C with futures trading at 70.5 has an intrinsic value of $0.50

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How are treasury bond futures priced

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As a percentage of par down to 32nds of 1%.

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Calculate the premium of a May Treasury Bond futures 103 Call quoted at 1.32

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1.32= 1-32/64%x100,000

= 1.5%*100000=$1,500

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How are options for treasury bill futures based

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based on $1,000,000 par value of a 13 week treasury bill that has yet to be issued.
Example
A price based treasury bill futures option is quoted at 1$
1%*1,000,000=$10,000
$10,000/4= $2,500

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Long straddles

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a simultaneous purchase of a call and a put on the same futures contract with the same strike price and expirations month.

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When would an investor want to long a straddle

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when they expect the futures contract price to be extremely volatile and to make significant move in either direction.

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Maximum gain of a long straddle

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Because the investor of a long straddle owns the calls, the investors maximum gain is always going to be unlimited

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Maximum loss long straddle

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limited to the total premium paid

Total premium paid= call premium + put premium

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breakeven for long straddle for the call side

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Breakeven= Call strike price+ total premium

47
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breakeven for long straddle put side

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Breakeven= Put Strike price - total premium

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Short straddle definition

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simultaneous sell of a call and put on the same futures contract with the same strike price

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Why would an investor sell an straddle

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they expect the price of a futures contract to trade within a narrow range or to become less volatile and to not make a significant move in either direction.

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When might an investor sell a straddle

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after a period of extreme volatility if they believe the price movement will diminish.

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Maximum gain for short straddle

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The amount of the premium received

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Maximum loss for a short straddle

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unlimited because the investor is short the calls

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Breakeven call side for short straddle

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Total premium + call strike price

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Breakeven put side for short straddle

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Total Premium- Put strike price

55
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Straddle SILO Mnemonic SILO

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Short inside Long outside

56
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What are the different types of spreads that may be created using either calls or puts? 3

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  • Price Spread/vertical spread/ money spread
  • Calendar Spread/time spread/ Time spread
  • Diagonal Spread
57
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Price Spread/ Vertical Spread

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Consists of 1 long option and 1 short option of the same class with different strike prices

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Calendar Spread/ Time Spread

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Contains one long option and one short option of the same class with different expiration months. May also be called a horizontal spread because of how the options are listed in the option chain.

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Diagonal Spread

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Consists of 1 long option and 1 short option of the same class that have different strike prices and expiration months.

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Bull call spreads/ Debit spreads

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The investor purchases the call with the lower strike price and simultaneously sells the call with the higher strike price.

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Why an investor would purchase a bull call debit spread

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believes that the price of the futures contract will rise may purchase a call with a lower strike and a call with a higher strike to offset the risk of losing all of the premium paid for the long call.

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Why is a bull call spread called a debit spread

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because the right to purchase a futures contract at a lower price for the same amount of time will always be worth more than the right to purchase the same futures contract at a higher price.

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Maximum Gain Bull Call Spread

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Difference in strike prices- net premium paid

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Maximum loss bull call spread

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equal to the amount of the net premium paid for the spread

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Breakeven point for a bull call spread

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Lower strike price+ net premium

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Spread Premium Bull Call Spread

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The investor will realize a profit on the spread if the difference in the premiums increases or widens.

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Bear call spread/ credit call spreads

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Sells the call with the lower strike price and siultaneously buys the call with the higher strike price.

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When would an investor purchase a bear call spread/ credit call spreads

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believes the price of the futures contract will fall may sell the call with the lower strike price and purchase the call with the higher strike price to ensure that their maximum loss is not unlimited.

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Bear call spread maximum gain

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equal to the net premium or credit received by the investor when they sold the spread

70
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When will an investor receive their maximum gain for a bear call spread/ credit spread

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Both options expire

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Maximum loss bear call spread

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difference in the strike prices- net premium received

72
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Breakeven point for a bear call spread

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lower strike+ Net premium

73
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Spread premiums bear call spread

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An investor who has established a bear call spread has sold the spread and received a net premium or creti to establish the position. The investor will realize a profit on the spread if the difference in the premiums decreases or narrows.

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Bull Call Spread Max gain, Max loss Breakeven, At expiration

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Max Gain= Difference in Strike prices- Premium paid
Max loss= net premium paid
Breakeven= lower strike price + premium
At expiration= profitable if spread widens

75
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Bear call spread max gain, max loss, breakeven, at expiration

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Max Gain= net premium received
Max loss= difference in strike prices- premium received
Breakeven= lower strike price + premium
At expiration= profitable if spread narrows

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When would an investor purchase bear put spread/ debit put spread

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decline in the price of a futures contract

77
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Maximum gain Bear Put Spread

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difference in the strike prices- net premium paid

78
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Maximum loss bear put spread

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equal to the amount of the net premium paid for the spread.

79
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Breakeven point for bear put spread

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highest price- net premium paid

80
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Spread premiums bear put spread

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investor realizes profit on the spread if the difference in the premiums increases or widens.

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bull put spreads/credit put spreads

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an investor wishins to profit from a rise in the price of a futures contract may establish a bull put spread, also known as a credit put spread

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Bull put spread

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will always be a credit put spread because the right to sell a futures contract at a higher price is always going to be worth more than the right to sell the same futures contract at a lower price for the same amount of time.

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To establish a bull put spread

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sell the put with the higher strike price and purchase the put with the lower strike price.

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Maximum gain bull put spread

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equal to the credit received by the investor when they sold the spread

85
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Maximum loss bull put spread

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difference in the strike prices- net premium received.

86
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Breakeven for a bull put spread

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higher strike- net premium received

87
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Spread premiums bear put spread

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an investor who has established a bull put spread has sold the spread and received a net premium to establish the position. The investor will realize a profit on the spread if the difference in the premiums decreases or narrows.

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Synthetic long futures

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Long Call + Short Put

89
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Synthetic Short Futures

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Short Call+ Long put

90
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Synthetic long call

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Long futures + long put

91
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Synthetic short call

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Short futures + short put

92
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Synthetic long put

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short futures + long call

93
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Synthetic short put

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long future + short call

94
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Long futures short calls/covered calls

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and investor who is long futures can receive some partial downside protection and generate some additional income by selling calls against the futures they own. The investor will receive downside protection or will hedge their position by the amount of the premium received from the sale of the calls. While the investor will receive partial downside protection, they will also give up any appreciation potential above the call’s strike price.

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Long futures long puts/ married puts

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an investor who is long futures and whishes to protect the position from downside risk will receive the most protection by purchaseing a protective put.

96
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Short futures long calls

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An investor who has sold futures short would receive the most protection by purchasing a call.

97
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Short futures short puts

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Selling puts againts a short futures position will only partially hedge the unlimited upside risk associated with any short sale of futures

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Delta

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a measure of an options price change in relation so a price change in the underlying contract. All options do not change in price by the same amount when the price of the underlying futures contract changes.

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Options that are deep in the money typically have a delta close to?

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1 (100%). A change in the price of the underlying futures contract will be reflected 100% in the change in the price of the deep in the money option.

100
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At the money options typically have a delta of what?

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50 (50%). 50% of the change in price of the futures contract will be reflected in the price change of the option.

101
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Far out of the money options tend to be

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the further the option is out of the money, the lower its delta.

102
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How many options would be needed if protect a futures position using an option delta of 50?

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  1. 50 = 50% so 2 would be needed to protect 100$ of the futures
103
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How do you determine how much an options premium would change given a delta and change in the underlying futures contract?

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multiply the price change in the futures contract by the delta.

104
Q

How do you establish a crack spread

A

long crude, short fined productios like rbob and heating oil

105
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What is a reverse crack spread

A

Short 1 crude
Long 1 Rbob
Long 1 Heating oil

106
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Crush Spread

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Long june soybeans
Sell July Soybean Meal
Sell June Soybean Oil

107
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What is gross processing margin of a crush spread?

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difference between the cost of one bushel of beans and the value of the refined soybean meal and oil produced from the bushel.

108
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When would a reverse crush spread be established?

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When speculators who feel that the gross processing margin will decline and may profit from business conditions that hurt the crushers

109
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What is a debit spread

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A spread where the more expensive contract is purchased, and the less expensive is sold

110
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What is a credit spread

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A spread where the less expensive leg is purchased and more expensive is sold.

111
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What is an intermaturity spread?

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involves establishing a position in T-Bill futures while simultaneously establishing an opposite position in T-bond futures.

112
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What is the dollar weighted ratio connected with T-bill-tbond spread

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1:10 spread. Tbill contract covers a par value of 1M while T-bond is 100k.

113
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What would an investor do if they felt the interest rates would fall

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Buy bonds and sell t-bills. Further out moves more.

114
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Tbill to 3 month treasury bill weighted ratio

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