| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 157 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Options -- The Black-Scholes formula -- Dividends and their effect on options -- Implied volatility -- Delta -- Three other Greeks -- The profit of option traders -- Option Greeks in practice -- Skew -- Several option strategies -- Different option strategies and why investors execute them -- Two exotic options -- Repo -- Appendices A. Probability that an option expires in the money -- B. Variance of a composite option |
| Summary |
Explaining the theory and practice of options from scratch, this book focuses on the practical side of options trading, and deals with hedging of options and how options traders earn money by doing so. Common terms in option theory are explained and readers are shown how they relate to profit. The book gives the necessary tools to deal with options in practice and it includes mathematical formulae to lift explanations from a superficial level. Throughout the book real-life examples will illustrate why investors use option structures to satisfy their needs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 149) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Copyright © John Wiley and Sons 2006 |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Options (Finance)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Investments & Securities -- Options.
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Options (Finance)
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Derivat Wertpapier
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Optionshandel
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Optionspreis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119209089 |
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1119209080 |
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9780470034569 |
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0470034564 |
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9786610739783 |
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6610739781 |
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