Model and Put Call Parity: 2.1. One -Step Binomial Model 2.2. Black-Scholes Merton Model 2.3. Put Call Parity 3 Limitations of Analysis 4 Research Process: Microsoft 5 Research Process: Apple 6 Results and Conclusion 7 Reference List 8 Attachments 1. Introduction The most common definition of an option is an agreement between two parties‚ the option seller and the option buyer‚ whereby the option buyer is granted a right (but not an obligation)‚ secured by the option seller‚ to
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glossary‚ determine if the FASB considers options as securities or cash. Explain your position. The FASB considers options as securities. This is evident by the definition provided by the master glossary that states “unless otherwise stated‚ a call option that gives the holder the right to purchase shares of common stock from the reporting entity in accordance with an agreement upon payment of a specified amount. Options include‚ but are not limited to‚ options granted to employees and stock purchase
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Options The holder of an option has the right to buy‚ or sell‚ a specified commodity or financial instrument‚ at a predetermined price‚ on a specified date (European-type option)‚ or throughout a specified period (American-type option). A key word in the definition is ‘right’. The buyer‚ or holder‚ of the option has no obligation to exercise the option. Therefore‚ an option allows a risk manager to protect the downside of a risk exposure while at the same time leaving open the opportunity to gain
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we gave our CFO options to receive 25‚000 shares for free in two years as compensation. What is this year’s EPS? EPS = 100‚000/(50‚000 + 25‚000) = $1.33 / share Earnings per Share Basic earnings per share EPS considering only common stock outstanding at some point during the year Diluted earnings per share EPS considering potentially dilutive securities in addition to common stock outstanding during the year Examples of potentially dilutive securities Convertible bonds Convertible preferred
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......................... 5 2. FUTURES .................................................................................................................... 11 3. OPTIONS..................................................................................................................... 26 4. TRADING STRATEGIES USING FUTURES AND OPTIONS ........................... 40 5. RISK MANAGEMENT IN DERIVATIVES............................................................ 50 6. SETTLEMENT OF DERIVATIVES .....
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Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model Nathan Coelen June 6‚ 2002 1 Introduction Finance is one of the most rapidly changing and fastest growing areas in the corporate business world. Because of this rapid change‚ modern financial instruments have become extremely complex. New mathematical models are essential to implement and price these new financial instruments. The world of corporate finance once managed by business students is now controlled by mathematicians and computer scientists
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Problem 1.8. Suppose you own 5‚000 shares that are worth $25 each. How can put options be used to provide you with insurance against a decline in the value of your holding over the next four months? You should buy 50 put option contracts (each on 100 shares) with a strike price of $25 and an expiration date in four months. If at the end of four months the stock price proves to be less than $25‚ you can exercise the options and sell the shares for $25 each. Problem 1.9. A stock when it is first
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SEAT NUMBER: ……….… ROOM: .………………. FAMILY NAME.………….....…………………………. This question paper must be returned. Candidates are not permitted to remove any part of it from the examination room. OTHER NAMES…………….…………………..…….. STUDENT NUMBER………….………..…………….. MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS 2011 Unit: ACCG252: Applied Financial Analysis and Management Date: Tuesday 14th June 2011 at 8:50am Time Allowed: 3 hours plus 10 minutes reading time. Total Number of Questions: 30 Multiple Choice Questions plus
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Chapter The Basic 2 Theory of Interest 1. (A nice inheritance) Use the "72 rule". Years = 1994-1776 = 218 years. (a) i = 3.3%. Years required for inheritance to double = Zf = 8 :’=! 21.8. Times doubled= Hi = 10 times. $1 invested in 1776 is worth 210 :’=! $1‚000 today. (b) i = 6.6%. Years required to double = ~ :’=! 10.9. Times doubled = ~ times. $1 invested in 1776 is worth 220 :’=! 000‚ 000 today. $1‚ 2. (The 72 rule) Using (1 + r)n = 2 gives nIn (1 +r) In2 = 0.69. We have nr :’=! 0.69 and
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Investing in stock options is a way used by investors to hedge against risk. It is simply because all the investors could lose if the option is not exercised before the expiration rate is just the option price (that is the premium) that he or she has paid earlier. Call options give the investor the right to buy the underlying stock at the exercise price‚ X; while the put options give the investor the right to sell the underlying security at X. However only America options can be exercised at
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