Options -- The Black-Scholes formula -- Dividends and their effect on options -- Implied volatility -- Delta -- Three other Greeks -- The profit of option traders -- Option Greeks in practice -- Skew -- Several option strategies -- Different option strategies and why investors execute them -- Two exotic options -- Repo -- Appendices A. Probability that an option expires in the money -- B. Variance of a composite option
Summary
Explaining the theory and practice of options from scratch, this book focuses on the practical side of options trading, and deals with hedging of options and how options traders earn money by doing so. Common terms in option theory are explained and readers are shown how they relate to profit. The book gives the necessary tools to deal with options in practice and it includes mathematical formulae to lift explanations from a superficial level. Throughout the book real-life examples will illustrate why investors use option structures to satisfy their needs
Notes
Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page [149]) and index
