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Home Dictionary B Butterfly Spread The butterfly spread is an option strategy that combines bullish and bearish spreads. These are neutral strategies with fixed risk and limited profits and losses. Butterfly spreads pay off the most if the underlying asset does not change before the option expires. These spreads use four options and three different strike prices. The upper and lower strike prices are equidistant from the average strike price, or at-the-money strike price. American Option
September 25, 2022 An American option is a type of option contract that allows holders to exercise their rights at any time up to and including the expiration date. Asset Swap
September 25, 2022 An asset swap is used to convert cash flow characteristics in order to hedge risks from one financial instrument with undesirable cash flow characteristics to another with favorable cash flow characteristics. Asset Swapped Convertible Option Transaction (ASCOT)
September 25, 2022 A Convertible Asset Substitution Option Transaction, or ASCOT, is a way of separating the fixed income and equity components from a convertible bond. Assignment
September 25, 2022 A cession is a transfer of rights or property from one person to another.# At The Money
September 25, 2022 In the money (ATM) are calls and puts where the exercise price is equal to or very close to the current market price of the underlying security. Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW)
September 25, 2022 The Bank Note Swap Rate (BBSW) is a short-term interest rate used as a benchmark for valuing Australian dollar derivatives and securities, primarily floating rate bonds. Barrier Option
September 25, 2022 Barrier options are a type of exotic option in which the payoff depends on whether the option reaches or exceeds a predetermined barrier price. Bear Call Spread
September 25, 2022 Bear call spreads are formed by buying two call options, one long and one short, with different strike prices but the same expiration date. Bear Put Spread
September 25, 2022 A bearish put spread is an option strategy implemented by a bearish investor who wants to maximize profits with minimal losses. Bear Spread
September 25, 2022 A bear spread is a bear option strategy used when an investor expects a moderate decline in the price of the underlying asset. Bermuda Option
September 25, 2022 The Bermuda option can be exercised early, but only on certain dates before its expiration date. Binomial Option Pricing
September 25, 2022 The binomial option pricing model values options using an iterative approach that uses multiple periods to price US options. Black Scholes Model
September 25, 2022 The Black-Scholes Model, also known as the Black-Scholes-Merton Model (BSM), is a differential equation widely used to price option contracts. Boundary Conditions
September 25, 2022 Boundary conditions were used to establish the minimum and maximum possible values of call and put options prior to the introduction of binomial tree and Black-Scholes pricing models. Box Spread
September 25, 2022 A box spread is an option arbitrage strategy that combines buying a bullish call spread with a corresponding bearish put spread. Bull Call Spread
September 25, 2022 A bull call spread is an option strategy used when a trader bets that a stock will have a limited increase in value. Bull Put Spread
September 25, 2022 Bull Spread Put is an option strategy that is used when an investor expects a moderate increase in the price of the underlying asset. Bull Spread
September 25, 2022 A bull spread is an optimistic option strategy used when an investor expects a moderate increase in the price of the underlying asset. Buy to Open
September 25, 2022 A buy order to open is commonly used by traders to open positions on a given option or stock. Call
September 25, 2022 A call can refer to either a call auction or a call option. Call Option
September 25, 2022 A call is an option contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a certain amount of the underlying security at a certain price for a certain time. Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)
September 25, 2022 CBOE is an important options exchange based in Chicago and founded in 1973. Collar
September 25, 2022 A collar is an options strategy that involves buying a put option down and selling a put option up, which is used to protect against large losses but also cap large profits up. Covered Call
September 25, 2022 Covered call is a popular option strategy used to generate income in the form of option premiums. Credit Spread
September 25, 2022 The credit spread reflects the difference in yield between treasury and corporate bonds with the same maturity.