Tag Archives: derivatives
What is Calendar spread
Calendar spread
What are option spreads?
Options spreads are the basic building of many option trading strategies. A spread positio...
Forward Commitments
Forward Commitments
Forward commitments are agreements between two parties to transact in the future. They specify the commodity to be ...
Call Option
Call Option
An option is a contract that allows an investor to buy or sell an underlying instrument like a security, ETF, or even an i...
Variance Swap
Variance Swap
A variance swap is a financial instrument used for calculating the difference between an expected return and an actual re...
Put Option
PUT OPTION
When an investor the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a stock at an agreed-upon price and date, it is known as ...
Volatility Swap
Volatility Swap
What is Swap?
A Swap is an exchange of any financial instrument between two parties. It is a derivative contract. Swap...
Long-term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS)
Long-term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS)
Long-term equity anticipation securities (LEAPS) are option contracts that have a much...
Rho- Options Trading
Rho- Options Trading
“Greeks” is a term used in the options market that describes the different dimensions of risk involved in taking a...
Options Delta
Options Delta
Options Greeks are a number of risk measures denoted by the Greek letters. They indicate the sensitivity of an option to ...
Barrier Options
Barrier Options
A barrier option is a type of derivative where the payoff depends on whether or not the underlying asset has reached t...