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Options(Chapter 19 Jones)
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Potential Benefits of Derivatives
Derivative instruments: Value is determined by, or derived from, the value of another instrument vehicle, called the underlying asset or security
Risk shifting- Especially shifting the risk of asset price changes or interest rate changes to
another party willing to bear that risk Price formation
- Speculation opportunities when some investors may feel assets are mis-priced
Investment cost reduction- To hedge portfolio risks more efficiently and less costly than would
otherwise be possible
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Option characteristicsOptions are created by investors, sold to other investors Option to buy is a call option
Call options gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a given quantity of some asset at some time in the future, at prices agreed upon today.
Option to sell is a put optionPut options gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell a given quantity of some asset at some time in the future, at prices agreed upon today
Option premium – price paid for the option Exercise price or strike price – the price at which the asset can be
bought or sold under the contract Open interest: number of outstanding options
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Option characteristics Expiration date
- European: can be exercised only at expiration- American: exercised any time before expiration
Option holder: long the option positionOption writer: short the option position
Hedged position: option transaction to offset the risk inherent in some other investment (to limit risk) Speculative position: option transaction to profit from the inherent riskiness of some underlying asset.
Option contracts are a zero sum game before commissions and other transaction costs.
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Call buyer (seller) expects the price of the underlying security to increase (decrease or stay steady)
Put buyer (seller) expects the price of the underlying security to decrease (increase or stay steady)
At option maturity- Option may expire worthless, be exercised, or be
sold
How Options Work
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Options Trading Option exchanges are continuous primary and
secondary markets- Chicago Board Options Exchange largest
Standardized exercise dates, exercise prices, and quantities- Facilitates offsetting positions through Options
Clearing CorporationOCC is guarantor, handles deliveries
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Options Contracts: Preliminaries
A call option is: In-the-money
- The exercise price is less than the spot price of the underlying asset.
At-the-money- The exercise price is equal to the spot price of the
underlying asset. Out-of-the-money
- The exercise price is more than the spot price of the underlying asset.
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Options Contracts: Preliminaries
A put option is: In-the-money
- The exercise price is greater than the spot price of the underlying asset.
At-the-money- The exercise price is equal to the spot price of the
underlying asset. Out-of-the-money
- The exercise price is less than the spot price of the underlying asset.
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OptionsExample: Suppose you own a call option with an exercise (strike) price of
$30. If the stock price is $40 (in-the-money):
- Your option has an intrinsic value of $10 - You have the right to buy at $30, and you can exercise and then sell
for $40. If the stock price is $20 (out-of-the-money):
- Your option has no intrinsic value- You would not exercise your right to buy something for $30 that you
can buy for $20!
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Options
Example: Suppose you own a put option with an exercise (strike) price of $30.
If the stock price is $20 (in-the-money):- Your option has an intrinsic value of $10 - You have the right to sell at $30, so you can buy the stock at
$20 and then exercise and sell for $30 If the stock price is $40 (out-of-the-money):
- Your option has no intrinsic value- You would not exercise your right to sell something for $30 that
you can sell for $40!
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Options
Stock Option Quotations- One contract is for 100 shares of stock- Quotations give:
Underlying stock and its current priceStrike priceMonth of expirationPremiums per share for puts and callsVolume of contracts
Premiums are often small- A small investment can be “leveraged” into high profits
(or losses)
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OptionsExample: Suppose that you buy a January $60 call option on Hansen
at a price (premium) of $9.Cost of your contract = $9 x 100 = $900If the current stock price is $63.20, the intrinsic value is $3.20 per
share. What is your dollar profit (loss) if, at expiration, Hansen is selling
for $50?Out-of-the-money, so Profit = ($900) What is your percentage profit with options?Return = (0-9)/9 = -100% What if you had invested in the stock?Return = (50-63.20)/63.20 = (20.89%)
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OptionsWhat is your dollar profit (loss) if, at expiration, Hansen is selling for $85?Profit = 100(85-60) – 900 = $1,600 Is your percentage profit with options?Return = (85-60-9)/9 = 77.78% What if you had invested in the stock?Return = (85-63.20)/63.20 = 34.49%
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Options Payoff diagrams
- Show payoffs at expiration for different stock prices (S) for a particular option contract with a strike price of E
- For calls:if the S<E, the payoff is zeroIf S>E, the payoff is S-EPayoff = Max [0, S-E]
- For puts:if the S>E, the payoff is zeroIf S<E, the payoff is E-SPayoff = Max [0, E-S]
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Option Trading Strategies
There are a number of different option strategies: Buying call options Selling call options Covered call Buying put options Selling put options Protective put
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Buying Call Options Position taken in the expectation that the price will increase (long
position) Profit for purchasing a Call Option:Per Share Profit =Max [0, S-E] – Call Premium The following diagram shows different total dollar profits for
buying a call option with a strike price of $70 and a premium of $6.13
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Buying Call Options
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1,000
500
0
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
(500)
(1,000)
Exercise Price = $70Option Price = $6.13
Profit from Strategy
Stock Price at Expiration
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Selling Call Options Bet that the price will not increase greatly – collect
premium income with no payoff Can be a far riskier strategy than buying the same options The payoff for the buyer is the amount owed by the writer
(no upper bound on E-S) Uncovered calls: writer does not own the stock (riskier
position) Covered calls: writer owns the stock Moderately bullish investors sell calls against holding
stock to generate income
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Selling Call Options
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
(1,000)
(1,500)
(2,000)
(500)
0
500
1,000
(2,500)
(3,000)
Exercise Price = $70Option Price = $6.13
Stock Price at Expiration
Profit from Uncovered Call Strategy
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Covered callS< E S>E
Payoff of stock S SPayoff call -0 -(S-E)Premium C CTotal payoff C+S C+E
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Covered Call Writing
0 Stock Priceat Expiration
Profit ($)Purchased share
Written call
Combined
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Buying Put Options Position taken in the expectation that the price will
decrease (short position) Profit for purchasing a Put Option:Per Share Profit = Max [0, E-S] – Put Premium Protective put: Buying a put while owning the stock (if the
price declines, option gains offset portfolio losses)
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Buying Put Options
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1,000
500
0
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
(500)
(1,000)
Exercise Price = $70Option Price = $2.25
Profit from Strategy
Stock Price at Expiration
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Hedging strategy that provides a minimum return on the portfolio while keeping upside potential
Buy protective put that provides the minimum return - Put exercise price greater or less than the current
portfolio value? Problems in matching risk with contracts
Portfolio Insurance
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Protective put
S< E S>EPayoff of stock S S Payoff put E-S 0
Premium -P -PTotal payoff E-P S-P
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Selling Put Options Bet that the price will not decline greatly – collect
premium income with no payoff The payoff for the buyer is the amount owed by the writer
(payoff loss limited to the strike price since the stock’s value cannot fall below zero)
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Selling Put Options
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
(1,000)
(1,500)
(2,000)
(500)
0
500
1,000
(2,500)
(3,000)
Exercise Price = $70Option Price = $2.25
Stock Price at Expiration
Profit from Strategy
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Exam type questionAn investor bought two Google June 425 (exercise price is $425) put
contracts for a premium of $20 per share. At the maturity (expiration), the Google stock price is $370.
(i) Draw the payoff diagram of the investment position.(ii) Calculate the total profit/loss of the position at the expiration.
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Option pricing Factors contributing value of an option
- price of the underlying stock- time until expiration- volatility of underlying stock price- cash dividend- prevailing interest rate.
Intrinsic value: difference between an in-the-money option’s strike price and current market price
Time value: speculative value. Call price = Intrinsic value + time value
Exercise prior to maturity implies the option owner receives intrinsic value only, not time value
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Variable Call Put Stock Price + - Exercise Price - + Time to maturity + + Stock volatility + + Interest rates + - Cash dividends - +
Factors Affecting Prices
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Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model
Where C: current price of a call option S: current market price of the underlying stock X: exercise price r: risk free rate t: time until expiration N(d1) and N (d2) : cumulative density functions for d1 and d2
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Options can be used to control the riskiness of common stocks- If stock owned, sell calls or buy puts
Call or put option prices do not usually change the same dollar amount as the stock being hedged- Shares purchased per calls written =N(d1)- Shares purchased per puts purchased =N(d1) - 1
Riskless Hedging(NOT on the exam)
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Learning outcomes:• discuss the benefits of using financial derivatives • know the basic characteristics of options• know the options’ payoffs• know how to calculate the profits/losses of a long/short call and
put options, covered call and protective put (numerical application)
• Know the factors affecting option pricing; no numerical problems with Black-Scholes
NOT on the exam: Boundaries on option prices p523-524; Put option valuation, riskless hedging, Stock index options p 528-534; Recommended End-of-chapter questions:19-1 to 14• Recommended End-of-chapter problems:19.1, 2, 3