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2.OPTIONS
• A contract which gives the buyer (the owner) the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset or instrument at a specified strike price on or before a specified date.
Risks of Derivatives
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• 1.The biggest risk is that it's nearly impossible to know the true value of any derivative. That's because it's based on the value of another underlying asset, which can also be difficult to price.
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• Initial price of forward contracts is set to zero. • At the maturity
– Long position is worth ST -K – Short position is worth K –ST
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the history of financial derivatives
• 3.1934-USA. Investment act legitimises options, 300,000 contracts were in circulation by 1968. • 4.April,1973.-Chicago. The CBOT starts trading listed call options with a first day volum of 911 contracts been done. • 5.1974.-Chicago. The daily volum of options grows from 20,000 to over 200,000 contracts.