FNCE 3P93 Chapter Notes - Chapter 25: Call Option, Option Style, Corporate Security
102 views7 pages
23 Nov 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
An option is a contract that gives the owner the right to buy or sell some asset at a fixed price on or. 25. 1: options: the basics before a given date. Options are a unique type of financial contract because they give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to do something. The buyer may use the option if it is profitable, if not it can be thrown away. There are two types of options: call options and put options: call options give the owner the right to buy an asset at a fixed price during a particular ti(cid:373)e pe(cid:396)iod. You can force the seller to buy (cid:271)a(cid:272)k the asset f(cid:396)o(cid:373) (cid:455)ou fo(cid:396) a fi(cid:454)ed p(cid:396)i(cid:272)e the(cid:396)e(cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:862)put it to hi(cid:373)(cid:863) For call options: the seller sells the call options and receives money up front, and then the seller has the obligation to sell the asset at the exercise price if the option holder wants it.
Get access
Grade+20% off
$8 USD/m$10 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
40 Verified Answers
Class+
$8 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
30 Verified Answers