• A yield-based option allows investors to buy or sell call options and options on the yield of a security rather than its price.

  • A yield-based option is a contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell at an underlying cost equal to 10 times the yield.
  • Yield options are extremely useful for hedging portfolios and profiting from rising interest rates.
  • It might be easier to get some of the benefits of yield-based options by buying ETF options instead.