tailieunhanh - Lecture Financial institutions, instruments and markets (6/e): Chapter 20 - Viney

Chapter 20 - Options. The goals of this chapter are: Understand the structure and operation of option contracts and the types available, explain the profit and loss payoff profiles of call and put option contracts, describe the structure and organisation of international and Australian options markets, explain the factors affecting the price of options, develop options strategies for hedging price risk, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of option contracts in managing risk. | Chapter 20 Options Websites: 20- Learning Objectives Understand the structure and operation of option contracts and the types available Explain the profit and loss payoff profiles of call and put option contracts Describe the structure and organisation of international and Australian options markets Explain the factors affecting the price of options Develop options strategies for hedging price risk Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of option contracts in managing risk 20- Chapter Organisation The Nature of Options Option Profit and Loss Payoff Profiles Organisation of the Market Factors Affecting an Option Contract Premium Option Risk Management Strategies Conclusion Summary 20- The Nature of Options Options differ from futures because they provide asymmetric cover against price movements Options limit the effects of adverse price movements without reducing profits from favourable price movements Options involve the payment of a premium by the buyer to the seller (writer) 20- The Nature of Options (cont.) An option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specified commodity or financial instrument at a predetermined price (exercise or strike price), on or before a specified date (expiration date) An option will be exercised only if it is in the buyer’s best interests 20- The Nature of Options (cont.) Types of options Call options Give the option buyer the right to buy the commodity or instrument at the exercise price Put options Give the buyer the right to sell the commodity or instrument at the exercise price Options can be exercised either: only on expiration date (European); or any time up to expiration date (American) 20- The Nature of Options (cont.) Premium The price paid by an option buyer to the writer (seller) of the option Exercise price or strike price The price specified in an options contract at which the . | Chapter 20 Options Websites: 20- Learning Objectives Understand the structure and operation of option contracts and the types available Explain the profit and loss payoff profiles of call and put option contracts Describe the structure and organisation of international and Australian options markets Explain the factors affecting the price of options Develop options strategies for hedging price risk Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of option contracts in managing risk 20- Chapter Organisation The Nature of Options Option Profit and Loss Payoff Profiles Organisation of the Market Factors Affecting an Option Contract Premium Option Risk Management Strategies Conclusion Summary 20- The Nature of Options Options differ from futures because they provide asymmetric cover against price movements Options limit the effects of adverse price movements without reducing profits from favourable price movements