Options Flashcards

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Q

Breakeven point for a Call spread

A
  • Work out premium difference

- Add lower strike price

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Breakeven point for a Put spread

A
  • Work out premium difference

- Subtract higher strike price

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3
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Covered call

A

When you own the stock and sell a call option - for protection

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Brekeven for Call straddle

A
  • Work out premiums

- Add to strike

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5
Q

Breakeven for Put straddle

A
  • Work out premium

- Minus the strike

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6
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Intrinsic value

A

Difference between market price and strike price

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Q

Call buyers want stock to go

A

Up

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Put buyers want stock to go

A

Down

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9
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Call sellers want stock to go

A

Down

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Put sellers want stock to go

A

Up

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11
Q

Buying Calls =

A

Right to buy

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Buying Puts =

A

Right to sell

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13
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Selling Calls =

A

Obligation to sell

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Selling Puts =

A

Obligation to buy

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15
Q

An insurance policy against falls in price

A

Buying puts

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16
Q

When closing an option, the gain / loss is the difference between:

A

the premiums paid

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17
Q

A Call option

A

The option to Buy

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18
Q

A Put option

A

The option to Sell

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19
Q

Sells are obligations

A

Buys are rights

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20
Q

If you buy a call you want it to go up.

A

if you buy a put, you want it to go down

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21
Q

Debit (bear) spread is a net buy

A

Credit (bull) spread is a net sell

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22
Q

Beakeven for Calls

A

Total premiums + Strike lower price

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Q

Beakeven for Puts

A

Total premiums minus Strike price

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24
Q

Calender spread

A

Buy near expiratoin. Sell distant expiratoin

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Long Straddle
Buying a call and buying a put with same strike price and expiratoin
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Short Straddle
Selling a call and selling a put with the same strike and expiratoin
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Long Puts are in the money when
The stock trades below the Strike price
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Long Calls are in the money when
The stock trades above the Strike price
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Spreads
Work out the difference between the ask prices
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Bullish
Buy calls | Sell puts
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Bearish
Sell calls Buy puts Call spreads
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Straddles are good when
Market is stable or when you are unsure of direction
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FX options
Traded any time but only exercised at expiration
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Debit spread
Investors profit if it widens
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Debit spread
Investors profit if it widens or both sides excersize
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Credit spread
Investors profit if it narrows or both sides expire
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To protect short positions
Use long calls
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If there is no intrinsic value and the stock value is worthless ..
The writer (seller) profits.
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Gain =
Difference between the purchase price and strike | - minus premium
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Combos and straddles have TWO break even points
Add the premiums together to the call price. subtract from the put price
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50% stock dividend = 50% more shares.
Divide total by new amount
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Cost of establishing spreads is SIMPLE.
One premium less the other premium
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Maximum loss on short calls.
Share price minus the premium collected, multimplied by number of shares
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European style executions - last day of trading.
US - can be any
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Put Debit Spreads are profitable when:
- Spreads widen | - Excersized
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Put Credit Spreads are profitable when:
- Spreads narrow | - Expire
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Using yield-based options
Buy 30 yr T bond calls
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Intrinsic Value
Strike price minus Stock price
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When calculating intrinsic value
Dont count the premium
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Straddles:
Work out intrinsic value plus or mins the premiums
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In the money (intrinsic value)
Market price plus or minus strike price
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Measure break even on call spread
Adding the difference between premiums to the lower strike price
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Measure break even on a put spread
Subtracting the difference between premiums from the higher strike price
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If you write more calls than you can cover
You will be fucked
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Max loss in credit spread
The difference between the strikes the total premiums.
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Max gain in credit spread
The total of premiums
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Max gain in debit spread
The difference between the strikes and total premiums
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Max loss in debit spread
The total of premiums