Financial Modelling 2557A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Call Option, Option Style

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An option gives its owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell the underlying at a predetermined price during a predetermined time period. Owner of call option has right to buy - seller is obligated to deliver if asked. Owner of put option has right to sell - seller is obligated to buy if asked. Owners of options - buyers - long the option. Sellers of options - writers - short the option. Expiration (t): the date by which the option must be exercised or become worthless. Strike/exercise price (k): predetermined price at which the option is exercised. Spot price: denoted s0 at contract issuance, or st at expiration. No loss when price declines, unlimited gain when price increases. No loss when price increases, allows gain up to k when price decreases. The payoff of short call is the opposite of the payoff of long call.

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