An option that automatically deactivates or expires only when a certain price of its underlying (disadvantageous to the option seller)...
An out-of-the-money call option. Always from buyer’s perspective, it is a call option whose underlying’s market price at a given...
The extra money which is required to top off the balance in a margin account to the initial margin following...
A form of gamma that measures the effect of change in delta cash in relative terms. Instead of absolute movements...
A form of delta that quantifies the price change effect in relative terms. Instead of absolute movements (which are typically...
A ratio spread which is constructed by involving deltas of options such that a neutral “overall” position is created. To...
A spread that captures the difference between the return attained by investing in a bond issued by an oil-producing company...
A type of transformation that is based on the use of interest rate swaps. More specifically, it is a process...
A proposed option whose payoff is linked to the magnitude of volatility in a given market. In other words, the...
A swap that references a set of single name credit default swaps. The portfolio will be customized to meet the...