OPTIONS PAYOFFS The optionality characteristic of options results in a nonlinear payoff for options. In simple words, it means that the losses for the buyer of an option are limited, however the profits are potentially unlimited. For a writer, the…
ARBITRAGE: UNDER-PRICED FUTURES. BUY FUTURES. SELL SPDT Whenever the futures price deviates substantially from its fair value, arbitrage opportunities arise. It could be the case that you notice the futures on a security you hold seem under-priced. How can you…
SPECULATION. BULLISH SECURITY. BUY FUTURES Take the case of a speculator who has a view on the direction of the market. He would like to trade based on this view. He believes that a particular security that trades at Rs.…
DISTINCTION BETWEEN FUTURES AND FORWARDS CONTRACT. Forward contracts are often confused with futures contracts. The confusion is primarily because both serve essentially the same economic functions of allocating risk in the presence of future price uncertainty. However futures are a…