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Options & Derivatives Trading

Options are derivatives that are often used by traders and investment professionals to manage or reduce their risk. Understanding options and other derivatives can enhance a trader's profitability.

Options & Derivatives Trading
  • Options Trading Strategy & Education
  • Advanced Options Trading Concepts

Derivative Definition

A derivative is a contract between two or more parties whose value is based on an agreed-upon underlying financial asset, index or security.

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    Tranches Definition
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    How Companies Use Derivatives to Hedge Risk

  • Cross-Currency Swap Definition and Example

  • European Option Definition

  • Synthetic Definition

  • Settlement Price Definition

  • Put Definition

  • Globex Definition

  • Time Decay Definition

  • Securitization Definition

  • Long Put

  • Quality Spread Differential (QSD) Definition

  • Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Defintion

  • Calendar Spread Definition

  • Bank Bill Swap Rate – BBSW Definition

  • Cash-And-Carry Trade Definition

  • Leads And Lags Definition

  • Get Positive Results With Negative Basis Trades
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    Introduction To Counterparty Risk

  • Derivatives 101

  • What Is Spread Betting?

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  • Master Swap Agreement Definition
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    What Is a Value Date?

  • Market Futures: Introduction to Weather Derivatives
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    Targeted Accrual Redemption Note (TARN) Definition
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    Forward Rate Definition
  • Derivatives

    How Big Is the Derivatives Market?

  • Outright Forward Definition

  • How is the price of a derivative determined?
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    What Are the Main Risks Associated with Trading Derivatives?
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    Over-the-Counter Derivative

  • Loan Credit Default Swap (LCDS) Definition

  • Plain Vanilla Swap

  • Dual Currency Deposit Definition

  • Targeted Amortization Class (TAC)

  • ISDA Master Agreement
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    Why is the initial value of a forward contract set to zero?

  • Currency Swap vs. Interest Rate Swap
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    How do companies benefit from interest rate swaps?
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    Derivative Product Company (DPC)

  • Top Spread-Betting Strategies
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    Asset-Backed Credit Default Swap (ABCDS)

  • The Risks of Mortgage-Backed Securities
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    Italian Derivatives Market (IDEM)

  • Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility (DTEF)

  • Swap Transferring Risk With Participating Element (STRIPE)
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    Structured Repackaged Asset-Backed Trust Security

  • Rolling Hedge

  • Cashless Conversion Definition and Example

  • Swap Bank Definition
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    Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA)

  • Mismatch Risk Definition and Example

  • Neutral

  • Getting Market Leverage: CFD versus Spread Betting

  • Forward Contracts: The Foundation Of All Derivatives

  • Arrears Swap Definition

  • Balloon Option

  • Delayed Rate Setting Swap Definition
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    Bond Market Association (BMA) Swap

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