long option position
61Straddle — In finance, a straddle is an investment strategy involving the purchase or sale of particular option derivatives that allows the holder to profit based on how much the price of the underlying security moves, regardless of the direction of price… …
62writer — The person who sells an option in return for a premium and is obligated to perform when the holder exercises his right under the option contract. Also referred to as the option seller. Chicago Board of Trade glossary One who sells an option. A… …
63Options arbitrage — trades are commonly performed by floor traders in the options market to earn small profits with very little or zero risk. Traders perform conversions when options are relatively overpriced by purchasing stock and selling the equivalent options… …
64exercise — The action taken by the holder of a call option if he wishes to purchase the underlying futures contract or by the holder of a put option if he wishes to sell the underlying futures contract. Chicago Board of Trade glossary When a call purchaser… …
65Strangle (options) — In finance, a strangle is an investment strategy involving the purchase or sale of particular option derivatives that allows the holder to profit based on how much the price of the underlying security moves, with relatively minimal exposure to… …
66Volatility Arbitrage — Trading strategies that attempt to exploit differences between the forecasted future volatility of an asset and the implied volatility of options based on that asset. Because options pricing is determined by the volatility of the underlying asset …
67Pin risk (options) — Pin risk occurs when the underlier of an option contract settles close to the option s strike value at expiration. In this situation, the underlier is said to have pinned . The risk to the writer (seller) of the option is that they cannot predict …
68short hedge — also: selling hedge Selling futures contracts to protect against possible declining prices of commodities that will be sold in the future. At the time the cash commodities are sold, the open futures position is closed by purchasing an equal… …
69Bear spread — Ein Baisse Spread (englisch bear spread und bearish vertical spread) ist eine Optionsstrategie, mit welcher man auf ein Fallen des Preises des Basiswertes spekuliert. Der Basiswert ist häufig ein Index, es kann aber jeder beliebige andere… …
70offset — Taking a second futures or options position opposite to the initial or opening position. Selling (or purchasing) futures contracts of the same delivery month purchased (or sold) during an earlier transaction or making (or taking) delivery of the… …
