A variation on a vanilla option in which the holder's payout depends, or is contingent, not only on the performance...
A situation that occurs when the underlying stock of an option settles near or at its strike price (exercise price)...
An option in which the underlying is the common stock of a company. This option gives the holder (the buyer)...
An employee stock option (ESO) that confers on the holder (the optionee) supplementary options after the original option is exercised....
In connection with futures contracts, it is a short position in a contract that is still not offset or closed. As...
In connection with futures contracts, it is a long position in a contract that is still not offset or closed....
An abbreviation for total return swap; a type of credit derivative in which the two counterparties agree to exchange the...
The most basic version of a total return swap (TRS). By definition, it is a type of credit derivative in...
A pair of options (a put and a call) with non-standard rebate and payout features. The strike price of each...
The point at which a short option or option spread executed at a credit breaks even (it produces neither profit...