In option parlance, a condor is a variation on a butterfly option, in which the two short options (sold options)…
A tactic that is used in futures and options trading to create tax benefits. By definition, it is a combination...
A futures contract whose underlying is an individual stock of a public company or a particular stock index. It allows...
A futures contract on a stock index. This type of futures entails the future delivery of a cash amount based...
The unexpected costs that arise from having to take/ purchase a large futures position at increasing prices. Therefore, the mark-to-market...
A futures option that can be exercised only at expiration date. This type of options provides investors with no flexibility...
A futures contract to buy or sell a standard amount of a currency at a specified future date for an...
A commodity futures in which the underlying is a soft commodity such as sugar (sugar futures), soy beans (soy beans...
A futures-trading strategy which involves buying four consecutive delivery-month futures contracts in the same delivery year. Each of these contracts...
A futures contract in which the underlying is a commodity, primarily an agricultural product (coffee beans, wheat, corn, etc), metal...